Kevin Costner's Open Therapy

What happened to Kevin Costner's 'ocean therapy' that was never used in BP oil spill cleanup?

Five years after the Gulf oil spill, plenty of questions still remain. One involves actor Kevin Costner's Ocean Therapy Technology. His machines promised to clean up the gulf. But many wonder, "Where are those machines now?"

In an interview with Costner's business partner, attorney John Houghtaling, he said 32 of his machines were supposed to help clean up the water.

The Hollywood star and his local partner said the Ocean Therapy would separate oil from water and bring a much-needed end to the drama unfolding in the Gulf.

"BP acted quickly in ordering the machines and helped us get them built, and funding for the final development with ship to get it out there, the problem is we got it out there too late," Houghtaling said.

Houghtaling said the technology is an expensive process to get up and running and they ran out of time.

"Kevin had them ready 10 years before the spill but the oil spill happened and it took us awhile to get out there," he said.

They had a massive plan to attack the oil, but in the end, the machines were never used.

"In a matter of weeks this company had taken 1,400 naval architects, put Kevin's machines on there and we were out in the Gulf. But by time we got to Gulf, they had already hit the oil with dispersants," Houghtaling said.

The problem is the dispersants don't work with the Ocean Therapy solution because Costner's technology needs oil on the water in order to vacuum it away. The dispersants sank the oil, leaving Costner's technology unable to assist.

So where are the machines now?

"The machines are warehoused in Louisiana, sitting there. But the desire is gone to spend the money and have them at the ready," Houghtaling said.

Source: WDSU News

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