05-30-2010, 09:23 PM
Quote:Coast Guard chief Thad Allen, who is coordinating the US government's battle against spill, said the "top kill" maneuver launched on Wednesday by BP to plug the leak had stopped the gush of oil from the mile-deep well.
"They've been able to stabilize the wellhead, they're pumping mud down it. They've stopped the hydrocarbons from coming up," Allen told local radio WWL First News.
:lool: All he needed was a "Mission Accomplished" banner behind him.

