Largest skimmer in the world must be deemed ‘effective’ by the federal government before it’s allowed to help with oil clean-up | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Largest skimmer in the world must be deemed ‘effective’ by the federal government before it’s allowed to help with oil clean-up | The Daily Caller :

The largest skimming ship in the world — known as an “A Whale” — is expected to arrive in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, but will be prevented from contracting with BP to help clean up the oil spill until the federal government decides that the vessel is “effective.”

The Coast Guard will not clear the Taiwan-owned ship – which is reportedly the length of 3 football fields and 10 stories high – to join the clean-up until it undergoes a test."