Clean-up efforts have been hampered by a lack of large skimming vessels. Environmental Protection Agency regulations about the volume of oil allowed in water discharged by skimmers have disqualified a large number of the vessels

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So let me get this straight. We have a pipe gushing oil under water to the tune of 100 k gallons a day and the epa is turning boats away skimmers were not effective enough? Are you fucking kidding me? These people are retarded.