Mile-long tube may keep Oil from Florida and the loop current - and - may - not.

This remedy seems so obvious, why didn't they think of it before? Cross your fingers and pray!  There's still a tremendous amount in the Gulf already already doing damage. Dee Excerpt ~ A researcher told The Associated Press on Sunday that computer models show the oil may have already seeped into a powerful water stream known as the loop current, which could propel it into the Atlantic Ocean. A boat is being sent next week to collect samples and learn more. William Hogarth, dean of the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science, said one model shows oil has already entered the current, while a second shows the oil is 3 miles from it — still dangerously close. The models are based on weather, ocean current and spill data from the U.S. Navy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, among other sources. Play VideoAP  – BP hopes latest effort captures gushing oil Slideshow:Gulf Coast Oil Spill Play VideoVideo:BP re-attempts seal of oil spill Reuters Hogarth said it's still too early to know what specific amounts of oil will make it to Florida, or what damage it might do to the sensitive Keys or beaches on Florida's Atlantic coast. He said claims by BP that the oil would be less damaging to the Keys after traveling over hundreds of miles from the spill site were not mollifying. "This can't be passed off as 'it's not going to be a problem.'" Hogarth said. "This is a very sensitive area. We are concerned with what happens in the Florida Keys." BP had previously said the tube, if successful, was expected to collect most of the oil gushing from the well. On Sunday, the company said it was too early to measure how much crude was being collected and acknowledged the tube was no panacea. "It's a positive move, but let's keep in context," said Kent Wells, BP's senior vice president for exploration and production. "We're about shutting down the flow of oil from this well." ~End Excerpt http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100517/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill _________________________________________________________   Appetite Suppressant:  "Diet Magic"  http://www.symmetrydirect.com/HEAVENLYHANDS