In a letter to the joint US Coast Guard-Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Transocean attorney Steven Roberts has complained that the Macondo well's blowout preventer is in danger of being damaged and its value as evidence may be compromised

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In a letter dated Nov. 3, Roberts said the BOP has been sitting exposed to the elements at NASA's Michoud facility outside New Orleans for two months. In a statement about the letter and Transocean's concerns, the joint panel released a statement saying investigators are working with the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to ensure the BOP is secure. In his letter, Roberts said the only action to preserve the BOP was taken Sep. 27, when technicians flushed the control pods with fluid to prevent corrosion inside the device -- which weighs 450 tons and is as tall as a five-story building. DNV has been given the contract to do the forensic examination of the BOP, but there has been no date set for when that will begin.