Load her up: crewmen aboard the motor vessel Joe Griffin guide a cofferdam onto the deck as the ship prepares to depart Wild Well Control PHOTO: US COAST GUARD/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley
'Macondome' sets sail for MC252
Move comes as Senator floats plan to raise spill liability cap
A massive containment dome designed to collect the lion’s share of the 5000 barrels of oil per day leaking into the US Gulf from the Macondo blowout has set sail from Port Fourchon, Louisiana, for Mississippi Canyon Block 252.