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Oil-Spotting Blimp Arrives In the Gulf

Posted by samzenpus on from the lazy-eye-in-the-sky dept.

GAMP writes "A Navy blimp to assist oil skimming operations will be arriving to the Gulf Coast Wednesday evening, according to the Unified Command Joint Information Center. 'The airship will operate relatively close to shore, primarily supporting skimmers to maximize their effectiveness,' said US Coast Guard Capt. Kevin Sareault."

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  1. Mmkay by digitalunity · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's nice, but will reporters be allowed on board?

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  2. Re:Fantastic!!!! by blackraven14250 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, they would've succeeded at sticking their finger in the hole, and having some hilarious hijinks about it getting stuck.

  3. Re:Wonderful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Blimps don't HAVE to use Helium at all. Hydrogen is cheaper and less dense!

  4. Unions not oil-soluble. by zooblethorpe · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can we please dissolve the unions now?

    It appears that the unions are not oil-soluble. Perhaps if we add more detergent to the mix?

    Cheers,

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  5. Re:Remediation Theatre by Ihmhi · · Score: 2, Funny

    What do you do about the excess bacteria afterwards?

    That's easy, you just send in oil-eating bacteria-eating bacteria.

    Then after that's done, you send in oil-eating bacteria-eating bacteria-eating bacteria.

    By the time we get up to needing cats all the mice will have drowned.

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