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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. Screw you! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Obama's doing a great job! At this very moment, Sir Paul McCartney is readying his Yellow Submarine to help clean up the mess the BP Meanies left to wash up on the shores of Obamaland.

    WE CAN DO IT!!

  2. Re:Remediation Theatre by Zimmel · · Score: 1, Troll

    Sure, because after a huge corporation creates a criminal disaster, the first group we should punish should be workers!