"A Whale" awaits

NEW ORLEANS, La. - A huge ship that was refitted to skim for oil is now at the mouth of the Mississippi River awaiting approval to skim for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship, called "A Whale," arrived in the Gulf on Wednesday. Built in South Korea, the originally was designed as a cargo vessel. It can skim 250 times as much as the modified fishing boats now skimming in the Gulf of Mexico. (Source: CNN, 07/01/10) The Deepwater Horizon exploded April 20 and the pipe a mile under the Gulf of Mexico has been spewing oil ever since. A relief well is getting close to its target.