The rig wreck landed quite a distance from the wellhead. The coast guard web site has pictures, video and drawings of the location of all as well as video of using the BOP control panel afterwards.
Yeah I saw the CG pictures too, but it is quite possible that the wiring and pipeline connections to the rig tore out the blow out preventer controls, or even other rig debris.
But to have an explosion in the control room, maybe that was designed to prevent the blowout preventer from being deployed. And that would cause a spill, would it not? And don’t you think that would be the intent, cause a spill spectacular that shows up on TV.
And then Obama says he will have to rethink offshore drilling. Just way too convenient as Rush was saying today.
I doubt anyone is going to risk their billion dollar drill rig and not have one of these blowout preventers down there on the well head. Why it didn’t work, may not be be knowable, yet.
Got to keep digging, the stink is rising. You note Homeland Security is to get involved now ... hmmm