In this image taken from video provided by BP PLC at 4:41 CDT, Tuesday Aug. 3, 2010 the new 75-ton cap sits atop the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/BP PLC)
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BP: Blowout preventer removed from well
50-foot, 300-ton device detached from wellhead
Updated: Friday, 03 Sep 2010, 1:56 PM CDT
Published : Friday, 03 Sep 2010, 1:55 PM CDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP says the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico has been removed from the company's well.
A BP spokesman said Friday in an e-mail to The Associated Press that the 50-foot, 300-ton device was detached from the wellhead at 1:20 p.m CDT.
The device was slowly being lifted to the surface and wouldn't likely reach the top until sometime Saturday.
Earlier in the day, a vessel had latched onto the equipment to raise it from a mile beneath the sea.
The blowout preventer is considered a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation. Investigators will examine it and hope to gain insight into why the device failed to prevent the spill.
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