Washington - Filmmaker James Cameron and another Canadian who built submersibles for the director's 1989 thriller The Abyss joined talks on Tuesday in Washington on innovative ways of capping the Gulf oil spill.
Cameron and Phil Nuytten, head of North Vancouver-based Nuytco Research, were to join several deepwater and oil sector experts meeting with Environmental Protection Agency officials, a spokesperson for Nuytco told reporters.
No details of their talks were immediately available.
After failing to plug the leak with mud, BP has moved on to a plan to cut the leaking pipe and seal it with a tight cap. The company said this latest effort could stem the gushing oil within 24 hours.
The company is also drilling two relief wells, but these are not expected to be ready until August.
Nuytten is a diving pioneer who conceived of a rotary joint technology used in his company's renowned Newtsuit and other diving suits used in underwater exploration and rescues. - Sapa-AFP