i just thought, you know -- i've been in show business a long time, and i know liars when i hear 'em, you know? and, you know, that thing couldn't have blown up without, you know -- i thought they were lying in the beginning. that was just me personally. >> so when you heard 1,000 barrels. >> total lie. that's what i thought. >> tomorrow, crews plan to test a giant tanker described as the world's largest oil skimmer. if the technology works, it could dramatically speed up the skimming process. cnn's ed lavendera takes us on a tour of the massive ship. >> this is how you get on the world's largest oil skimmer. quite a feat, and quite an adventure. so now we're on board a massive vessel called "a whale." and this is a giant cargo ship that has been retrofitted to skim oil in the gulf of mexico. this kind of technology, retrofitting, has never been done before, so right now, the coast guard hasn't given this