517 () posted 3 years ago by BQnita 3 years ago by BQnita +517 / -0 58 comments share 58 comments share save hide report block hide replies
This is my thought as well. That pipeline existed before there were even computers. So it should be able to be over-rided manually to keep things flowing.
Note: this is my assumption as I am in not in the oil industry.
It was manually shutdown for SAFETY! They whisper that part and yell the part about the hack.
You serious, Clark?
Serious that it was manually shutdown? Yes 100%. It is even in most news articles that it was manually shutdown. The shutdown is a choice.
It leaked around a million gallons. They were passed the deadline to fix it.