The state sent out unsafe barges - the coast guard has a duty to see that all seafaring vessels are safe. human life and all that.
On Jun 18, 11:34 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > This is not about bp - this is about the state. The state was the one > that got them out there. You are just trying to cover your idiocies. > > euwe wrote: > > They followed standard operating procedures - bp is not above the law. > > > On Jun 18, 11:09 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> To euwe. Now explain just what this all accomplished by and for the > >> Coast Guard. Obviously the CG screwed up and they and you are trying > >> to cover their asses. > > >> bruce majors wrote: > > >>> BP Oil Spill: Against Gov. Jindal's Wishes, Crude-Sucking Barges > >>> Stopped by Coast Guard > > >>> 59 Days Into Oil Crisis, Gulf Coast Governors Say Feds Are Failing > >>> Them > > >>> 696 comments > >>> <http://abcnews.go.com/WN/bp-oil-spill-gov-bobby-jindals-wishes-crude/...> > >>> *By DAVID MUIR and BRADLEY BLACKBURN* > >>> June 17, 2010 > > >>> Eight days ago, Louisiana > >>> <http://topics.abcnews.go.com/topic/Louisiana> Gov. Bobby Jindal > >>> <http://topics.abcnews.go.com/topic/Bobby-Jindal> ordered barges to > >>> begin vacuuming crude oil > >>> <http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Media/bp-oil-spill-thick-crude-hits-shore-wo...> > >>> out > >>> of his state's oil-soaked waters. Today, against the governor's > >>> wishes, those barges sat idle, even as more oil flowed toward the > >>> Louisiana shore. > > >>> Louisiana Governor Jindal frustrated over decision-making red tape. > > >>> "It's the most frustrating thing," the Republican > >>> <http://topics.abcnews.go.com/topic/U.S.-Republican-Party> governor > >>> said today in Buras, La. "Literally, yesterday morning we found out > >>> that they were halting all of these barges." > > >>> *Watch "World News" for David Muir's report from Louisiana tonight.* > > >>> Sixteen barges sat stationary today, although they were sucking up > >>> thousands of gallons of BP's oil as recently as Tuesday > >>> <http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/citizens-charge-10924636>. Workers in > >>> hazmat suits and gas masks pumped the oil out of the Louisiana waters > >>> and into steel tanks. It was a homegrown idea that seemed to be > >>> effective at collecting the thick gunk. > > >>> "These barges work. You've seen them work. You've seen them suck oil > >>> out of the water," said Jindal. > > >>> Related > >>> <http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/bp-ceo-tony-hayward-oil-spill-10946517> > >>> WATCH: BP CEO: 'No Evidence of Reckless Behavior' > >>> <http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/bp-ceo-tony-hayward-oil-spill-10946517> > >>> <http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/citizens-charge-10924636> > >>> WATCH: Citizens Take Charge > >>> <http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/citizens-charge-10924636> > >>> <http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Media/bp-oil-spill-thick-crude-hits-shore-wo...> > > >>> BP Spill: Oil Thicker Than Ever on Shore > >>> <http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Media/bp-oil-spill-thick-crude-hits-shore-wo...> > > >>> Coast Guard Orders Barges to Stop > > >>> So why stop now? > > >>> "The Coast Guard came and shut them down," Jindal said. "You got men > >>> on the barges in the oil, and they have been told by the Coast Guard, > >>> 'Cease and desist. Stop sucking up that oil.'" > > >>> A Coast Guard representative told ABC News today that it shares the > >>> same goal as the governor. > > >>> "We are all in this together. The enemy is the oil," said Coast Guard > >>> Lt. Cmdr. Dan Lauer. > > >>> But the Coast Guard ordered the stoppage because of reasons that > >>> Jindal found frustrating. The Coast Guard needed to confirm that there > >>> were fire extinguishers and life vests on board, and then it had > >>> trouble contacting the people who built the barges. > > >>> Louisiana Governor Couldn't Overrule Coast Guard > > >>> The governor said he didn't have the authority to overrule the Coast > >>> Guard's decision, though he said he tried to reach the White House > >>> <http://topics.abcnews.go.com/topic/White-House> to raise his concerns. > > >>> "They promised us they were going to get it done as quickly as > >>> possible," he said. But "every time you talk to someone different at > >>> the Coast Guard, you get a different answer." > > >>> After Jindal strenuously made his case, the barges finally got the > >>> go-ahead today to return to the Gulf and get back to work, after more > >>> than 24 hours of sitting idle. > > >>> * 1 > >>> * | 2 > >>> > >>> <http://abcnews.go.com/WN/bp-oil-spill-gov-bobby-jindals-wishes-crude/...> > > >>> NEXT > > >>> <http://abcnews.go.com/WN/bp-oil-spill-gov-bobby-jindals-wishes-crude/...> > >>> Read 696 Comments and Post Your Own > >>> <http://abcnews.go.com/WN/bp-oil-spill-gov-bobby-jindals-wishes-crude/...> > >>> Next Story: Blagojevich On Trial: 'Give Us the F--ing Money' > >>> <http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/blagojevich-trial-give-us-ing-money/sto...> > >>> -- > >>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > >>> For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > >>> * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > >>> * It's active and moderated. 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