job. >> is there ever a moment you leave his presence and think, oh, my god, what have i taken on? i was just close to retirement, and this is something that i never imagined as i was coming to the end of my coast guard career? >> i think everybody has those moments from time to time, but the opportunity to ameliorate the impact and help the people of the gulf coast, which i have experience with hurricane katrina, and it's an opportunity, and it's large and complex but one i willingly take. >> this massive oil skimming vessel was halted yesterday. we came up with the news that the test results were inconclusive. can we have faith in this? >> this spill presents challenges for that type of technology, and we like to see a proof of concept to see if it can work, but the time and area what it takes for a large ship to maneuver is an issue.