BP crews lifting key device from Gulf face delay
Sunday, September 5, 2010
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO -- Icelike crystals had formed Saturday on the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, forcing BP crews to wait before they could safely hoist the device to the surface.
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