Massive dome lowered at site of huge U.S. oil spill

May 8, 2010 by legitgov

Massive dome lowered at site of huge U.S. oil spill 07 May 2010 BP Plc engineers using undersea robots maneuvered a massive metal chamber to fit over a gushing ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday in their best chance yet to contain a leak that threatens an environmental catastrophe on U.S. shores. The four-story structure, the best short-term hope of controlling the spewing crude, was lowered to the seabed almost one mile below the surface in an attempt to funnel the escaping oil to a surface tanker.