"May 4, 2010 Feds weren't ready: No fire boom on hand for spill
If U.S. officials had followed up on a 1994 response plan for a major Gulf oil spill, it is possible that the spill could have been kept under control and far from land.
The problem: The federal government did not have a single fire boom on hand.
The "In-Situ Burn" plan produced by federal agencies in 1994 calls for responding to a major oil spill in the Gulf with the immediate use of fire booms.
But in order to conduct a successful test burn eight days after the Deepwater Horizon well began releasing massive amounts of oil into the Gulf, officials had to purchase one from a company in Illinois.
When federal officials called, Elastec/American Marine, shipped the only boom it had in stock, Jeff Bohleber, chief financial officer for Elastec, said today.
At federal officials' behest, the company began calling customers in other countries and asking if the U.S. government could borrow their fire booms for a few days, he said.
A single fire boom being towed by two boats can burn up to 1,800 barrels of oil an hour, Bohleber said. That translates to 75,000 gallons an hour, raising the possibility that the spill could have been contained at the accident scene 100 miles from shore." snip
"We're arranging for six to be shipped in. We keep running into delays. Hopefully, they will be here by Wednesday to be available for use on Thursday. Bear in mind, two days ago, we thought they would be here today."
That's the trouble with government, they love to pass laws but never follow through to make sure that the laws are followed. The government was also supposed to oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and the Sec was supposed to keep an eye on wall street but we all know how that worked out. When a failure occurs the government tries to blame someone else for the problem.
That's the trouble with government, they love to pass laws but never follow through to make sure that the laws are followed. The government was also supposed to oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and the Sec was supposed to keep an eye on wall street but we all know how that worked out. When a failure occurs the government tries to blame someone else for the problem.
FEDERAL /GOVERNMENT ? ,,posting bad information to support thier political views- Shame- shame Blaming the government is retarded - i dont think there is anything in federal law that requires BP or any other oil company to have such booms on hand during drilling or production activities in U.S.
Do your fact check Somebody in 1994 a law was passed to aid in cleanup in the event of an oil spill in the ocean and the government was supposed to have fire booms on hand in case one happened and they never followed thru with their own law.
Despite plan, not a single fire boom on hand on Gulf Coast at time of oil spill By Ben Raines May 03, 2010, 12:09PM An image provided by Carmi, Ill.-based Elastec/American Marine shows an oil burn being conducted in one of its patented Hydro-Fire Boom systems. The inflatable, fire-resistant, water-cooled boom was developed to contain surface oil and burn it offshore, helping prevent destruction of critical environmentally sensitive shoreline habitats, company officials said.
If U.S. officials had followed up on a 1994 response plan for a major Gulf oil spill, it is possible that the spill could have been kept under control and far from land.
The problem: The federal government did not have a single fire boom on hand.
View full size(AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Sawyer) This April 28, 2010 image made from video released by the Deepwater Horizon Response Unified Command, shows an in situ burn in the Gulf of Mexico, in response to the oil spill after the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon. The "In-Situ Burn" plan produced by federal agencies in 1994 calls for responding to a major oil spill in the Gulf with the immediate use of fire booms.
But in order to conduct a successful test burn eight days after the Deepwater Horizon well began releasing massive amounts of oil into the Gulf, officials had to purchase one from a company in Illinois.
When federal officials called, Elastec/American Marine, shipped the only boom it had in stock, Jeff Bohleber, chief financial officer for Elastec, said today.
At federal officials' behest, the company began calling customers in other countries and asking if the U.S. government could borrow their fire booms for a few days, he said.
A single fire boom being towed by two boats can burn up to 1,800 barrels of oil an hour, Bohleber said. That translates to 75,000 gallons an hour, raising the possibility that the spill could have been contained at the accident scene 100 miles from shore.
FEDERAL /GOVERNMENT ? ,,posting bad information to support thier political views- Shame- shame Blaming the government is retarded - i dont think there is anything in federal law that requires BP or any other oil company to have such booms on hand during drilling or production activities in U.S.
Sunnie- wake up your in a coma
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You obviously didn't read the article, not even the excerpt in the OP. Tsk, tsk.
That's the trouble with government, they love to pass laws but never follow through to make sure that the laws are followed. The government was also supposed to oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and the Sec was supposed to keep an eye on wall street but we all know how that worked out. When a failure occurs the government tries to blame someone else for the problem.
Yes, the govt. makes so many laws, and either ignores them, or doesn't enforce them. Time to fire the ones who ignore us on Nov. 2nd.
Feds may not have been ready, but Tony Hayward certainly was!
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Tony Hayward cashed in about a third of his holding in the company one month before a well on the Deepwater Horizon rig burst, causing an environmental disaster.
Mr Hayward, whose pay package is £4 million a year, then paid off the mortgage on his family’s mansion in Kent, which is estimated to be valued at more than £1.2 million.
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