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Admiral Thad Allen Discusses the Top Kill Procedure

EXT MS United States Coast Guard (USCG) Retired Commandant Admiral Thad Allen, National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the British Petroleum (BP)ÊDeepwaterÊHorizon oil spill seen speaking at press conference to update on efforts to stop the leak says "British Petroleum is proceeding with three lines of operation to permanently stop the leak pending the relief well. One is the Top Kill, or Junk Kill option where which there would be foreign objects forced into the blowoutÊpreventerÊto clog it therefore make it easy to fill the blowoutÊpreventerÊwith mud and seal it"
EXT MS United States Coast Guard (USCG) Retired Commandant Admiral Thad Allen, National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the British Petroleum (BP)ÊDeepwaterÊHorizon oil spill seen speaking at press conference to update on efforts to stop the leak says "British Petroleum is proceeding with three lines of operation to permanently stop the leak pending the relief well. One is the Top Kill, or Junk Kill option where which there would be foreign objects forced into the blowoutÊpreventerÊto clog it therefore make it easy to fill the blowoutÊpreventerÊwith mud and seal it"
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May 14, 2010
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