NEW ORLEANS -- The federal official leading the Gulf oilspill cleanup says a new containment cap and an additional shipcollecting oil could effectively contain the spill as early as Monday.
NationalIncident Commander Thad Allen said today that the work to replace aleaky containment cap on the well head with a tighter one will beginSaturday.
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At the same time, a ship connecting to a different part of leak is expected to come online Sunday.
If all goes according to plan, the combination could collect all of the oil leaking from the seafloor.
Workcontinues on what officials hope will be the ultimate solution: a pairof relief wells intercepting the leaking well far below the seafloor.
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Federal official says Gulf oil leak could effectively be contained Monday using new cap, ships - AP
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