AP reporter dives into Gulf, sees only oil

[The Village Idiot]

AP Video at Link:

http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/ap-exclusive-scuba-diving-in-the-gulf-oil-spill-20239801#video=20239801

[The Village Idiot]

AP reporter also has a written report:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hroA8GPVMZVXVml4WRJU3bTAV-pwD9G7M96O1?index=2

it includes these gems:

I'm alone because the other divers with me wouldn't get in the water without Hazmat suits on, and with my mask oiled over and the water already dark, I don't dive deep.
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It does not wipe off. You have to scrape it off, in layers until you finally get close to the skin. Then you pour on some Dawn dishwashing soap and scrub.
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The cleaning process goes on for half an hour before the captain will even think about letting me back in the boat. I'm clean, so I stand up. But the bottoms of my feet still had oil, and I fall back in the water. The process starts again

[Chris_]

Because journalism school is where all the smart people are.

I'm alone because the other divers with me wouldn't get in the water without Hazmat suits on, and with my mask oiled over and the water already dark, I don't dive deep.

It's quiet, and to be honest scary, with extremely low visibility. I spend just 10 minutes swimming around taking pictures, taking video. I want people to see the spill in a new way, a way they haven't yet.

The oil is thick and sticky, almost like a cake batter. It does not wipe off. You have to scrape it off, in layers, until you finally get close to the skin. Then you pour on some Dawn dishwashing soap and scrub.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/3794450/Diver-sees-only-oil-in-Gulf