they're 30 to 40,000-ton ships, football field long by a football field wide about. they're built to withstand hurricane -- category 5 hurricanes and 100-year storm events. so there is no reason they can't withstand 30 or 40 knots of wind. to an alaska fisherman, that's a good day on the water in a much smaller boat. i would suggest, and i did suggest to admiral allen earlier in an e-mail that they simply disconnect from the wells, remain on station and get back to work as soon as possible on the relief wells. we can't afford another week or two, leaving that well under high pressure. every minute is a risk. >> now the president was briefed on bonnie's potential impact, which means he must have been briefed on what it might do to the oil that is already in the water. what do we need to know about that? >> well, we know exactly what will happen. with any storm system like this, the oil that is on the surface gets emulsified and broken up and naturally dispersed down into the water column.