In the 1970s or 1980s a Sedco drill rig blew out somewhere south of Brownsville, TX while drilling for Pemex. The blowout was a serious disaster and I think it also sank; although in much shallower water (around 100 feet). Sedco was owned by some guy named Connallay who was either the Governor of TX at the time of the blow out or had been Governor. Connalay is the guy who was shot just in front of JFK in Dallas. This was a seriously big blowout and my memory seems to nag to me that they leaked out more oil/gas from that one blowout than from the current one (so far). I wonder just how much envronmental damage remains. Do you have to look for it or is it obvious? We hear talk about the Prince William Sound (Exxon Valdez) incident still having an impact but I wonder how hard you have to look for the evidence there, too. I don't say this to simply minimize the impact of BP's latest disaster on the environment but to see if there really is a "forever" impact. Is there some point at which these things aren't really noticable any more? There must be and I bet it is a lot sooner than most people think. Does anyone have any first-hand knowledge of this earlier Sedco blow-out and the impacts? Opinions are fine but I'd really like some evidence if at all possible. :) Craig Jungers Moses lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jun 07 2010 - 15:47:54 PDT
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