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Old 05-31-2010, 08:29 AM
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Re: Deep Sea Oil Well Tech

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Originally Posted by ensteele View Post
That was one of the first things that they tried, which didn't work.
Yeah, I'm sure you're right, but I was thinking what they tried was supposed to fit precisely over, or attach to, the "blowout preventer." I'm just trying to understand why a giant containment vessel, heavy enough for the sides to sink deeply into the sea bed, can't be lowered from a ship-borne crane and maneuvered into position with robotic submersibles. Seems so obvious, I have to be missing something.

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