Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100627:10:07:00
Siphoning of the oil. remind us what a gale force wind is >> basically some of the same specifications along the intercoastal waterway. if winds exceed 39 miles per hour, they don't allow traffic to go across to the barrier islands. it's a threshold, around 39 but it's different depending on the size and type of craft. whatever the specifications are of that specific oil platform there will be a threshold for each of those that is the limitation what have it can withstand in terms of winds. probably tropical storm force winds, 39 miles per hour, up to about 73 miles per hour. beyond that you g...