Both attempts failed to stop the oil leaking from the well.
For reasons that are hard to explain, the Administration still can't, or won't, say exactly how much oil is leaking.
The oil may be leaking from the following points.
After breaking up, the ship caught fire, as did oil leaking from the vessel.
The crash was caused by oil leaking from a fallen television motorcycle.
Several years ago divers discovered that oil was leaking from the wreck.
"The oil is leaking out of the ground, but the roads are so dreadful you can't drive anywhere," she said.
If they were sealed upon a grounding, then after a little oil had leaked the vacuum pressure would hold the rest in, the theory goes.
Floating barrages were placed around the ship, but no oil leaked.
The oil leaked a little from the can.