Deepwater Horizon

Gulf Oil Spill Situation Map Update for May 12

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The Deepwater Horizon oil blow out continues to frustrate responders as as rough seas today hampered the dispatch of crews to new shorelines impacted by oil, the The Times Picayune said this afternoon. Louisiana state officials say the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has reached Whiskey Island shoreline – one of the barrier islands off … Read more

Latest Gulf Oil Spill map predicts slick movement

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The newest Gulf oil spill map from NOAA has been posted. The oil slick continues move toward Florida from the uncapped seafloor gusher at the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 45 miles off the Louisiana coast. Response efforts have been stymied by choppy gulf seas over the past couple of days, but spill officials are optimistic … Read more