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21 inches wide, 5,000 feet down on the ocean floor. let's bring in reynolds wolf live in gulfport, mississippi. we heard a lot about the top hat containment box as a possible way to plug the leak. is that on the backburner now? >> reporter: that's still in play. it is still down there. what they've done is basically set that aside. they are going for the option you just mentioned, they are trying to get that hose, a 6-inch pipe and try to syphon it to the surface. it's like trying to put a drinking straw into a fire hose that is on full blast. it's going to be a difficult thing to do. they'll ...

A six-inch pipe, six inches wide to put it into the biggest part of the leak and siphon it up to the surface. this will be a very tricky endeavor. we are talking about something that imagine this as being a giant fire hose going off at full blatz and tryi full blast and trying to pull away some of the flow with a drinking straw. it will be tough and tricky. they will use submersible robots that will put that six-inch pipe into the leak and siphon it to the surface 5,000 feet up to an oil containment vessel and then take that oil and bring it back closer to shore. that's step one. option number...

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>> how about right here? >> oh, my god. >> oh, my god. >> oh, my god, oh, my god. >> close the window. >> why? >> because it's open. >> captain ron offers reassurance and tips. >> the thing you should be focusing on is you. okay. >> bring a distraction, book, music, avoid alcohol, drugs unless you have a prescription and pack a straw. >> grab a drinking straw. get on the plane and restrict your breathing through the straw. if you can control your breathing for the first two minutes of flight, you have 90% of the battle licked. >> reporter: for most of the students the class paid off. a lifetim...