This is what a category 5 hurricane can do to a multi-million dollar oil drilling platform. Just one of many. Not only was the wind greater before Katrina hit land, but the waves measured 30, 40, 50 feet high. A wave measuring buoy, located 70 miles SW of Dauphin Island, AL, reported 47 foot waves! I've been at sea in 6' to 8' foot waves and they were probably 12' to 15' wide at their base; how big are the bases of 47' waves you think?! It's going to be awhile before the crude starts pumping in the gulf. The bottom picture is obviously the same rig before Katrina:
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