NOAA Situation Update 02 May 10 for Deepwater Horizon

Current Operations: May 7

Current Operations

May 7, 2010 Operations: The Unified Area Command continues to work closely together with the Responsible Party and Federal, State, local and tribal partners in anticipating requirements, identifying response options, and rapidly providing response support.

The following is a synopsis of our daily response efforts:

Total Vessels (including tugs and skimmers): 256
Boom deployed: 788,085 feet
Boom available: 1,287,764 feet
Oil and Water Mix - Recovered: Approximately 1.89 million gallons Dispersant Used : 267,195 gallons
Dispersant available: 317,591 gallons
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV): 4
Overall Personnel Responding: 8,497

In addition to the overall personnel responding, more than 2,500 volunteers have been trained to assist in the response effort.

Two nice recent videos from CNN:

Shows Dome Concept

BP CEO Mr. Non-Committal


[edit on 7-5-2010 by kinda kurious]