ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — A second, smaller oil containment box was lowered into the sea near the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico…. View full post on AP Top Headlines At 10:30 p.m. EDT
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Massive dome lowered at site of huge U.S. oil spill – Reuters
May 7th, 2010 
Reuters Massive dome lowered at site of huge U.S. oil spillReutersROBERT, Louisiana (Reuters) – BP Plc engineers using undersea robots maneuvered a massive metal chamber to fit over a gushing ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday in their best chance yet to contain a leak that threatens an environmental …Dome to [...]
Dome to Capture Oil Is Lowered to Near Sea Floor – New York Times
May 7th, 2010 The Hindu Dome to Capture Oil Is Lowered to Near Sea FloorNew York TimesROBERT, La. — A giant steel container meant to capture oil leaking from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico was lowered to within 200 feet of the sea floor on Friday afternoon, representing what officials hope could be the best [...]
Like a video game: Big box lowered over Gulf well
May 7th, 2010 ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — It was part engineering marvel, part video game challenge Friday as crews painstakingly worked to lower a box the size of a house over the ruptured oil well that has spewed an estimated 3 million gallons of crude into the sea…. View full post on AP Top Headlines [...]
Funnel lowered on Gulf of Mexico oil spill – BBC News
May 7th, 2010 CBC.ca Funnel lowered on Gulf of Mexico oil spillBBC NewsWork is continuing to lower a giant funnel onto the bed of the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to contain oil gushing from leaks in a blown-out well. A crane is lowering the 90-tonne device, which is hoped to be operational by Monday. …Giant box [...]
AP: Giant box lowered in Gulf to battle oil spill
May 6th, 2010 ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — A 100-ton containment box is being lowered into the Gulf of Mexico in an unprecedented attempt to divert oil spewing from a well at the bottom of the sea…. View full post on AP Top Headlines At 11:28 p.m. EDT
