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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (73866)	5/7/2010 7:16:30 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

AFAIK, from what MSNBC said. = Interested_public on May 7, 2010 - 2:30pm Is the dome being lowered 'hot', with the plumbing attached? Or will that be connected after the dome is set? Playing in the deep is surely quite an operation - hopefully planning (and a good helping of luck) will put the odds in their favor. shelburn on May 7, 2010 - 3:09pm No - one DP vessel is lowering the containment vessel. When it is in place the the Discoverer Enterprise will move over the top and make the connection. Pretty standard procedure for a drill ship. = newest comments new] Interested_public on May 7, 2010 - 5:52pm AP is reporting that the dome is now on the seabed and needs ~12 hrs to settle before they start connecting the plumbing. Looks like step 1 is complete. I also read that they will try the same procedure with the remaining leak if this approach proves successful. [new] xburb on May 7, 2010 - 6:06pm I just caught that too. As you just said. wwltv.com "It appears to be going exactly as we hoped," BP spokesman ill Salvin told The Associated Press on Friday afternoon, shortly after the four-story device hit the seafloor. "Still lots of challenges ahead, but this is very good progress."