Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100430:23:01:00
Minerals management service on the floor of the ocean and coast guard has equities at the top and we're all committed as far as recovering the oil. >> how do you get down a mile deep into the gulf of mexico and stop that loss of 5,000 barrels a day? how do you cap it off? >> we're trying to a couple of things, chris. first of all, when the incident occurred and the mobile drilling unit sunk, there should have been an actuation of a blowout preventer. it's a valve that automatically shuts. that obviously did not close or it only closed partially. the challenge is to try to stop the leak around ...
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