BP: Crews lifting device from Gulf face delay (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 09/04/2010 - 6:24pm

23 a.m.<br /><br />EDT, Saturday Sept. 4, 2010 Aug. 3, 2010 shows the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico being raised to the surface.<br /><br />The blowout preventer wasn't expected to reach the surface until Saturday, at which point government investigators will take possession of it.<br /><br />(AP Photo/BP PLC) NO SALESAP - Investigators may now be able to answer the most elusive question since a rig explosion unleashed the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill more than four months ago, as they get a close-up view of a key piece of equipment for the first time.




 

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