Another BP Attempt to Solve Gulf Oil Leak Fails

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Using a diamond studded wire saw operated by an underwater robot, British Petroleum (BP) tried to saw the pipe that runs from the wellhead up to the drilling rig. That pipe now lays on the ocean floor. The plan was to saw the pipe off and cap the well. However, the saw that was doing the cutting got stuck in the pipe and the attempt had to abandoned. Now BP has to try a second cut. Admiral Thad Allen of the Coast Guard said: "I don't think the issue is whether or not we can make the second cut." It's about how fine we can make it, how smooth we can make it."

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