Otto Richart Kirchner was from Saxony and Bernhart Johannes Zimpel, was a giant Prussian. Both were German soldiers and prisoners of war. Though in June 1915 the pair had escaped their detention camp in Shrewsbury and headed west toward Wales. Their escape had led to manhunt and 36 hours later they were spotted in Buttington near Welshpool by passing motorist, Dr D Rees of Caersws. Captain Rhys Williams of the Welsh Guards had been staying with Captain Gerald Dugdale when he heard the news and borrowed his host’s car and chauffeur, George Moult, to find the escaped Germans. Zimpel stood at more than six feet tall and was an imposing figure.
i m going to talk a little more today about the focus of the cleanup at the pipeline release location. and moving down toward the ocean. as captain williams mentioned, the cleanup has been moved to a 24/7 operation, so last night we had cleanup crews in the area outside the site. today we re working with cal trans on road closures so that work can continue throughout the area of the culvert that passes underneath the highway. so last night, crews worked with archaeological support and monitoring to excavate more than 400 yards of oil-saturated soil starting at the far end south of the contaminated area in the actual release location. we re getting update on cleanup. it s a 24/7 operation off the coastline of santa barbara.
contain and clean oil in all environmentally sensitive areas. more than 7,700 gallons of oily water mixture has been removed as cleanup crews continue to work 24 hours a day. specialized shoreline and offshore assessment teams are continuing to move along the coastline to monitor and direct contractors and response workers to the affected areas. to measure the breath and the spread of pollution, we re continuing to use the daily overflows of spills and best direct our available assets. more than 3,000 feet of boone has been deployed. thank you very much. ladies and gentlemen, may i introduce michelle rogo united states environmental protection. my name is michelle rogo u.s. environmental protection agency on-scene coordinator co leading the federal side of the response with captain williams.
ordinance, but on the ground as you mentioned trying to figure out, hey, is that a good buy or a bad guy coming to assist or capture me? well, we re glad it all ended well. captain williams, thank you so much for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. you re very welcome. have a good day. the military action is in libya is stirring strong from both parties. one fellow democrat is going even farther. ohio congressman dennis kucinich is making the case that the president should face impeachment. cnn s jim accoosta joins us fro washington. is he really serious about this? well, carol one may be backing off of ta talk a little bit this morning. i talked to him just about a half an hour ago. and you re right, the criticism is getting louder every day. unlike some of the president s other political battles, this criticism is coming from both parties, liberals and mr. obama s both parties are howling