BP's live video feed of the oil leak now polluting the Gulf of Mexico will be shutdown Wednesday as the oil company tries its next effort to seal the leak, according to the Massachusetts congressman who urged that the live feed be put in place.
“BP informed Rep. (Edward J.) Markey's office that the live feed would be terminated some time early Wednesday morning, and would continue to be offline until after the attempt at the so-called 'top kill' is completed,” Markey's office said in a release.
Markey also spoke out against the shutdown, calling it a blackout and stating the live feed is needed to keep residents apprised of the progress.
“It is outrageous that BP would kill the video feed for the top kill. This BP blackout will obscure a vital moment in this disaster,” Markey, who chairs the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and the Energy and Environment Subcommittee in the Energy and Commerce Committee, said in the release. “After more than a month of spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, BP is essentially saying to the American people the solution will not be televised.”
If you've forgotten what the video feed looks like, see it HERE.