As I understood it, it wasn't a series of fail-safes, it was a single one.
One which failed testing before the explosion.
On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Maureen wrote:
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> What you are missing is that the explosion did trigger a series of
> fail-safes..all of which failed as well. Also missi
What you are missing is that the explosion did trigger a series of
fail-safes..all of which failed as well. Also missing is the fact
that the driller on the rig told the executive in charge that problems
existed, and they should stop, and was overridden by that executive.
Fail-safes only matter i
My thoughts are that the explosion should have automatically activated a
series of fail-safes that closed the well. The amount of oil that should be
acceptable to spill should be the amount in the pipe from the base of the
well to rig. Failing the automatic measure there should be a manual series
So now that things (maybe) are finally getting patched up permanently in the
Gulf..what do you guys think?
I think all of the criticism leveled at BP about ignoring safety concerns
prior to the accident...and all of the calls for a comprehensive review of
safety regulations before allowing de
