Federal officials met Cameron over the oil spill crisis
News
oi-Prakash KL
By Ramchander
Federal
officials
met
director
James
Cameron,
hoping
that
he
might
be
able
to
offer
a
solution
for
controlling
the
disastrous
oil
spill
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
Cameron
was
among
a
part
of
the
think
tank
group
who
on
Tuesday
met
with
officials
from
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
and
other
federal
agencies
for
a
brainstorming
session
on
stopping
the
massive
oil
leak.
The
meeting
was
attended
by
more
than
20
scientists
and
technical
experts
including
representatives
of
the
Energy
Department,
Coast
Guard
and
the
National
Oceanographic
and
Atmospheric
Administration.
Representatives
of
Organizations
like
the
Woods
Hole
Oceanographic
Institute;
Oceanographic
Institute
at
Harbor
Branch,
Florida
Atlantic
University
etc
were
also
present
at
the
meeting.
The
oil
spill
occurred
after
a
platform
owned
by
British
Petroleum
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico
was
struck
by
an
explosion.
Despite
several
attempts
by
the
authorities
it
has
been
spreading
in
the
gulf,
threatening
a
vast
area
of
the
U.S.
Gulf
Coast
including
Florida,
Cuba
and
Mexico.
Cameron,
whose
1989
film,
The
Abyss
was
based
on
the
story
of
oil-rig
workers
who
discover
eerie
underwater
creatures,
is
considered
a
specialist
on
underwater
filming
and
remote
vehicle
technologies.
He
has
also
been
credited
for
co-developing
the
digital
3-D
Fusion
Camera
System
used
in
his
latest
film,
Avatar.
He
is
described
as
part-scientist
and
part-artist.
As
of
now,
there
has
been
no
word
on
whether
his
involvement
in
the
meeting
has
yielded
any
positive
results.