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What if we just sank something really big and made of concrete on top of the oil leak, like a cruise ship or an aircraft carrier? Just something really really heavy, and wide enough to cover the hole by a large margin.



I can't see that making a good enough seal with the seafloor to be a viable solution.


So you have this huge, powerful, not particularly sturdy hose sticking out of the middle of your yard.

You decide that you need to stop it up, so you place the top of a bird-bath over it, upside down. How well do you think that will work?

The sea floor is not made of bedrock.




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