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Why is seepage even important in the first place, why is it something we are concerned with? it is kind of a cumulative thing. one thing they've been monitoring is the psi, or pounds per square inch of pressure, that the oil is forcing on the bottom of that containment lid or cap. it has been lower than they anticipated. because it has been lower that they anticipated, and then when you have the presence of possibly the seepage, that could indicate issing th insomething d be devastating, a leak possibly below the seafloor, perhaps even a rupture below the sea floor. either of those scenarios c...

After suffering a major setback yesterday. a robot submarine knocked a containment lid out of place causing crew to spew our uncontrolly for more than ten hours. last night, engineers able to reattach the lid although pbp says it will take time for the system to ramp back up. a federal report is confirming what scientists have been saying for weeks that undersea oil plumes extend up to six miles from the ruptured well. and residents in pensacola, florida, are waking up to globs of tar fouling up their famously white beaches. it is the worst blow yet to the florida coastline since the disaster ...

They also use submersible robots zooming around. over the last couple of takes, all has been well. >> all's well and we are told the test cog go forward. any more word of once the testing is complete whenever it is, which direction they want to go? they want to leave it capped or syphoning the oil yet? >> there is no decision yet. they can go one of two ways. they can keep that cap, and we are talking about a monster cap. they can keep that cap or use some of the valves in the top of the containment lid and syphon that out to the surface to container ships and bring that back to the shore. rig...