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The view from the sea bed was less gloomy. NBC's Anne Thompson speculated that "BP may be a small step closer 45 days into this environmental catastrophe--finally progress" and ABC's Matt Gutman concurred, seeing "just a little bit of progress. What began as a delicate surgery became an exercise in brute force earlier today. A shear as heavy as a battle tank crunched through that 21-inch riser." Next, Gutman previewed, "underwater robots are preparing to jam that cap atop the severed pipeline. They are betting that the weight of the new 5,000-foot steel pipeline will force it snugly over the uneven pipe." BP's nickname for the new dome is Top Cap. Thompson quoted BP's chief executive Tony Wayward as acclaiming the cutting of the pipeline as "a milestone" even though, she added, "it could increase the flow of oil."
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