Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100509:10:07:00
Hydrates. let's try to explain what that is. ice like crystals that ended up forming inside the four-story dome that engineers were hoping would put an end to all this. hydrates are lighter than water, so that means that the dome is floating, makes it very difficult to maneuver. talking 210 thousand gallons a day fixing that problem could take at least two days before they could proceed with anything else, a bp official talked about the problem. >> a large volume of hydrates required us to move the dome to the side of the leak point. it's currently sitting on a seabed while we evaluate options...
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