But even more striking than the ferocious power emanating from that well was the recklessness with which that power was unleashed -- the carelessness, the lack of planning that characterized the operation from drilling to clean-up.
Maar nog schokkender dan de verwoestende kracht die van die bron uitging, was de roekeloosheid waarmee die kracht was losgelaten -- de slordigheid, het gebrek aan planning, die de operatie van boren tot opruimen kenmerkten.