The Brent Spar platform was obsolete and after evaluating options and conferring with the UK government, Shell announced the company would blow a hole in it and sink it tothebottom of the ocean.
But the incident stirred a fierce debate here about yo-yoing, a technically challenging but potent technique that involves stuffing a bait fish with lead weight so it will sinktothe ocean's bottom where big stripers lie.
We threw the flaming wad in thesink and ran back tothe pan, where our first and only funnel cake was sizzling loudly, burnt black on thebottom and raw on top.