Image via BP If it all wasn’t so catastrophic, the series of mishaps that have plagued BP’s attempts to contain its gigantic oil spill would almost be comical. Almost. After all, we’ve seen failed ‘top hats’ and ‘junk shots’, the rig literally struck by lightening, and now, witnessed a misguided underwater robot bump into a venting system — forcing BP to again remove the cap that was collecting some of the oil. The leak is again flowing unabated into the Gulf. Here’s how it happened: … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Underwater Robot Accident Causes 100,000s of Gallons of Oil to Gush from BP Spill Source
