greg mccormack what makes this a whale different from the other skimmers that have been work the gulf for weeks? >> i think it's huge size makes it very much different than the skimmers that are out there now. and it's capacity to hold liquid is about 2 million barrels. so it has huge capacity. it's a very, very different vessel than the ones out there right now. >> suarez: so when are you talking about something as big as that, would it be able to handle more crude and then not have to burn it out on the gulf? >> i think the issue that we have right now is not necessarily burning it. i think that's always going to occur. but the issue that this vessel is going to be able to do is in theory anyway is to be able to take a lot more water and oil mixture in and to treat that oil and water mixture. >> suarez: so does it bring it somewhere as oil and water or does it treat it on board in effect and discharge the water? >> it treats it on board. i haven't been able to find out a lot of information on how it treats it. i believe what it's going to do is pump the oil water mixture that gets o