U-Boot-Roboter rammte Ölleck: Seit gestern Zehntausende Gallonen mehr Öl ins Meer

Breitbart:

More oil gushing into Gulf after problem with cap

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Tens of thousands of gallons more oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday after an undersea robot bumped a venting system, forcing BP to remove the cap that had been containing some of the crude.The setback, yet another in the nine-week effort to stop the gusher, came as thick pools of oil washed up on Pensacola Beach in Florida and the Obama administration tried to figure out how to resurrect a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling.

When the robot bumped the system just before 10 a.m. Wednesday, gas rose through the vent that carries warm water down to prevent ice-like crystals from forming, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said.

Crews were checking to see if crystals had formed before putting it back on. BP spokesman Bill Salvin could not say how long that might take.

Telegraph (Link enthält Bild):

BP oil flow increases after accident

Oil was gushing largely unchecked from BP’s stricken Gulf of Mexico well on Wednesday night – after an accident dramatically increased the flow.

Öl angeschwemmt meilenweit an Stränden Nordfloridas.

Breitbart:

Thick pools of oil wash up along north Fla. coast

Bootskapitän verzweifelt wegen Ölpest und erschießt sich.

Los Angeles Times:

Gulf oil spill: Boat captain, despondent over spill, commits suicide