Runaway well finally dead

The runaway Deepwater Horizon well is finally dead. Cement pumped into the well at the start of the weekend sealed it for good. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen on Sunday said the well no longer poses a threat. It was April 20 when the BP well exploded, killing 11 workers. It spewed 206 million gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico in the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The flow of oil was stopped July 15 with a temporary cap, but the cementing deep below the floor of the Gulf of Mexico killed it for good. (Source: AP via Mobile Press-Register, 09/19/10)