BP reports that is has suspended efforts to remove the capping stack from the Macondo well due to rough seas in the area

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BP reports that the Development Driller III, which will be the vessel that will lift the capping stack, "is on standby but maintaining full readiness to proceed when directed." Retired US Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said a local weather system has created seas of 6 to 8 feet, which is over the safety margins that had been set for this operation. Allen said the weather forecast is that this system will continue for at least three days. The original plan was for BP to remove the blowout preventer starting after Labor Day, but said Monday that would also be pushed back.