The Pipe BP is using. What is its maximum rated capacity?
What is the pipes maximum rated capacity? You know, the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico pipe that has oil pouring out from the end of it? How many units of oil/gas are capable of flowing through the pipe? By unit I mean feet/meter/gallons what ever the unit may be given on a per time. Example, 85000 gallons/hour or 2000000 gallons/day. What is the number? What ever that number is is most probably the amount of oil/gas flowing from the well. If you think about the amount of weight pressing down on this huge pool of oil and gas, the atmosphere of air at sea level (14.7psi), the weight of the water (14.7psi * (151 Atmospheres)), the soil and rock beneath the sea . You add all that up and you get millions … Read entire article »
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Sinking BP shares ignite trans-Atlantic rift
This is what cutting corners to make a profit does. LONDON – The Gulf of Mexico oil spill risked turning into a trans-Atlantic diplomatic rift Thursday after U.S. threats to have BP fork out billions more for the disaster caused a precipitous slide in the blue-chip’s stock, hurting retirement savings for millions of Britons. My thought: Why tell us, tell BP. They are the ones who are responsible for this mess. America, are you willing to give up your lively hood, your sovernty so BP and Britons may feel good about their retirement and executives bonus’? British lawmakers are even pushing Prime Minister David Cameron to get President Barack Obama to tone down his stinging criticism of the oil company, complaining that the hostile rhetoric will have severe implications for pensioners with nest eggs in … Read entire article »
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BP Consequences for Gulf Oil Spill
What do you think? What should be the consequences for the catasptrophe occuring off our shores for BP and US Government? Is a companies profits (Mngt bonus’) to come at the cost of our planet and its citizens? Should non stockholder of BP be made to pay for their mistakes of saving a buck to make a ton of bucks for BP, its stockholders? Who is BP being responsible to? Of course they’ll say, the stock holders. The shorting of processes came to save a buck and make even more $$’s just increase profits benefiting shareholders and management. Where did all that shortcuts get the rest of the world, especially all citizen directly affected by the spill? Did BP really make a profit from this catastrophic mess? Now, where did the spill get them and us? Is paying … Read entire article »
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Additional Info/Reference BP Oil Spill
OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS www.MyFloridaCFO.com Congress Jeff Miller’s Deepwater Horizon Hub site Florida Business Survey CONTACT INFORMATION Report Oiled Shorelines 1-877-272-8335, #DEP (on a cell phone) or 1-866-448-5816, give exact location of oiled findings and and leave a message if not answered. (Important: Do not touch any substance you suspect to be oiled or oil-related. Call in the exact location for teams to investigate.) Report Oiled Wildlife 1-866-557-1401, leave message. Messages checked hourly. Florida Emergency Information Line 1-800-342-3557 Florida Oil Spill Information Line 1-888-337-3569 Report Boom Vandalism 1-800-320-0519 or #DEP on cell phone Volunteer Information: 1-866-448-5816 BP’s Paraprofessional Training Class schedule. This is not volunteer training. BP Claims Hotline and Spill-Related Damage File a claim online or call 1-800-440-0858, 8A-8P, seven days a week. If you are not satisfied with BP’s resolution, call 1-800-280-7118. BP Services 281-366-5511 To register as a consultant, contractor, vendor, or submit ideas on alternative response technology, services, productions or suggestions. BP Vessels … Read entire article »
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BP Oil Spill News and Updates References
Florida State Emergency Response Team (SERT) maps for oil impacted areas of Florida Deepwater Horizon Latest News from Unified Command (Coast Guard, Homeland Security, NOAA, BP, Transocean, Department of the Interior – Minerals Management Service) Joint Information Center: http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/index.cfm Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter | BP on Twitter Live video feed from BP’s underwater camera NOAA Incident News NOAA Updates Fisheries Information (Closed areas updated daily) Hurricanes and the Oil Spill Fact Sheet Deepwater Horizon Oil: Characteristics and Concerns EPA Air Monitoring on the Gulf Coast Federal Whitehouse.gov Deepwater – BP Oil Spill web site Florida Govenor’s Deepwater Horizon Response Actions DEP’s Deepwater Horizon Response Information DEP’s Homeowner Tips for Protecting Florida’s Shoreline FWC’s Area Contingency Plans Department of Financial Services Public Service Annoucements BP’s Florida Gulf Response Escambia County Information and News Updates Oil Spill Response Strategies (PowerPoint) Approved Local Action Plan (LAP) Addendum #1 (PDF) Addendum #2 (PDF) Area Contingency Plan … Read entire article »
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Where are those Florida Artificial Reefs?
Looking for a place to dive or to fish? Here is the FWC link to Florida’s artificial reefs. … Read entire article »
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Pensacola Beach Oil Spill Update
Read it right from Pensacola. Read What’s Happening in Pensacola as it relates to the BP Oil Spill. Larry … Read entire article »
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Information for Rehabilitators and Volunteering BP Oil Spill
Information for Rehabilitators and Volunteering The FWC is working with NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard and taking direction in Florida from the lead response agency, the Department of Environmental Protection, regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is overseeing the wildlife rehabilitation response along the Gulf coast, but the FWC is receiving many questions about how people can help wildlife that may become oiled. Anyone interested in efforts to rehabilitate oiled wildlife may register online at www.DeepwaterHorizonResponse.com or call 866-448-5816. To report oiled wildlife, call 866-557-1401. … Read entire article »
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
I am interested in reading posts on divetalking.com from folks living in the areas affected and currently experiencing the BP Oil Spill. Please update this site with your experiences and observations of any areas touched by oil. Watch Live Video of the BP Oil Catastrophe. … Read entire article »
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Tritonshall
divetalking and tritonshall have traded links. Visit tritonshall for articles related to the field of diving and all things related. … Read entire article »
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Solicite for Blackbeard as Jacksonvilles Newest 2010 Artificial Reef
I see the Jacksonville Offshore Fishing Club soliciting to have Blackbeard placed offshore Jacksonville, Florida as an artificial reef. Now that the cat is out. This is one of our next hopefulls. About one month ago, a team went to visit Blackbeard. I took video and pictures, while others surveyed the vessel. She’s in really great shape considering her age. Built back in the latter 1950’s, she served Mayport as a ferry to suttle motoriized vessles from one side of the St. Johns to the other. Today she sits and has been sitting for a number of years at the Green Cove docks along the intercoastal. Here is a post from a member of the Jacksonville Offshore Fishing Club, JOSFC. http://www.firstcoastangler.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/topic/213/gonew/1.html We need your support and donations. You may visit www.TISIRI.org for more … Read entire article »
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Nekton Cruises Closes Its Doors May 17, 2010
Announcements Cessation Of Operations – Monday, May 17, 2010Dear Friends, It is with a heavy heart and deep regret that we must announce the cessation of operations for Nekton Diving Cruises. Due to the continually increasing cost of operations, decreased discretionary income of consumers, and overall economic difficulty, Nekton is unable to restart cruise operations at this time. We anticipate posting further information on this page with a point of contact for claims at the middle/beginning of June 2010. We deeply regret all of the inconvenience and disappointment we are causing you, our valued customers. If you have travel insurance, please use a copy of this announcement for pursuing a claim with your insurer. Once again, it is with our sincerest apologies, that we must take these steps. The Former Nekton Team LIVEABOARD INDUSTRY HELPING OUT… Liveaboard Industry … Read entire article »
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Artificial Reef Reference Guides
The first three documents are the documents mentioned by Jon Dodrill at the Artificial Reef Summit on Cocoa Beach in January 2010. The last is thrown in because I like the lesson guides and other things.. National Artificial Reef Plan: Guidance for Siting, constructing, development, and assessment of artificial reefs National Guidance: Best Management Practices for preparing vessels intended to create artificial reefs Coastal Artificial Reef Planning Guide Other resource that I like are: National Geographic Lession Guides Artificial Reef Evaluation: with Application to Natural Marine Habitats May be purchased at Amazon.com Artificial Reefs , Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FWC Saltwater Habitat Enhancement Artificial Reef Monitoring in Florida Coastal Counties, William Seaman … Read entire article »
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Live Feed BP Oil Gushing
Live Webcam of Riser Flow BP continues its work to collect oil by the riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system. Once on the drillship Discoverer Enterprise, the oil is then being stored and gas is being flared. Watch Live Video of the BP Oil Catastrophe. Check out other BP Videos of the event. … Read entire article »
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Sea Sick
Who reading this gets sea sick? I do and it stinks. I love to dive and I love diving and have been diving one score +13 years at this point and as much as I get sea sick, I love diving. So here’s what I’ve tried. I’ve tried Meclizine How should I take meclizine? Use this medication exactly as directed on the label, or as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use it in larger amounts or for longer than recommended. Take meclizine with a full glass of water. The chewable tablet may be swallowed whole, crushed, or chewed. To prevent motion sickness, take meclizine about 1 hour before you travel or engage in activity that causes motion sickness. You may take meclizine once every 24 hours while you are traveling, to further prevent motion sickness. Follow … Read entire article »
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Interested in diving related field work?
If you live in or near the NE corner of Florida and you are or have been interested in the field or research, oceanography, data collection, artificial reefs, reef monitoring and more, there are a couple of groups you may be interested in checking out. First there is the Jacksonville Reef Research Team, JRRT. Members of the team who have passed the course may dive offshore to collect data, monitoring the artificial reefs that have been placed offshore Jacksonville. Other duties performed by JRRT is Pre-Deployment and post-deployment surveys. Throughout the year, JRRT members meet at least once a month and during the Spring, Summer and Fall months, dive offshore Jacksonville as much as possible. JRRT web site may be found at jaxrrt.org or by clicking here > JRRT Another organization … Read entire article »
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