He’s a journalist. His job is to simply report the facts, in a professional tone and manner.

I don't think you understand what the problem is or what reporting is or what journalism is.

I mean I guess I agree...but at the same time, you compared an actual spacecraft to a fictional one. So yeah.

Seize? You mean cease, as in: ‘it doesn’t cease to amaze me how stupid people are’

The leak is likely very deep. Therefore, capping it will just cause it to find other avenues to the surface. Now instead of a single identifiable leak in a relatively small location, you can have dozens of leaks spread out over a very large area.

Energy company guy here. Not an expert by any means, but I know we have wells & storage facilities where the pressure is well over 1000psi. My guess is this is a similar facility that would blow that material clean out instantly, otherwise they would’ve done something like you described.