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NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
NOAA has extended the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include a large area of oil sheen patches crossing the eastern edge of the current boundary, as well as an area currently outside the southern boundary which a small portion of the sheen is moving toward.
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Admiral Landry and BP COO Doug Suttles Brief on Top Kill Status
ROBERT, La. -- U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry, BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles and MMS Regional Supervisor for Field Operations Mike Saucier hold a press briefing May 28, 2010 to update media on ongoing top kill operations and response efforts regarding Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill.
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Hurricanes and the Oil Spill
What will the hurricane do to the oil slick in the Gulf?• The high winds and seas will mix and “weather” the oil which can help accelerate the biodegradation process.• The high winds may distribute oil over a wider area, but it is difficult to model exactly where the oil may be transported.• Movement of oil would depend greatly on the track of the hurricane.• Storms’ surges may carry oil into the coastline and inland as far as the surge reaches. Debris resulting from the hurricane may be contaminated by oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident, but also from other oil releases that may occur during the storm.What will the hurricane do to the oil slick in the Gulf?
• The high winds and seas will mix and “weather” the oil which can help accelerate the biodegradation process.
• The high winds may distribute oil over a wider area, but it is difficult to model exactly where the oil may be transported.
• Movement of oil would depend greatly on the track of the hurricane.
• Storms’ surges may carry oil into the coastline and inland as far as the surge reaches. Debris resulting from the hurricane may be contaminated by oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident, but also from other oil releases that may occur during the storm.
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> Listen to the press conference
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• The high winds may distribute oil over a wider area, but it is difficult to model exactly where the oil may be transported.
• Movement of oil would depend greatly on the track of the hurricane.
• Storms’ surges may carry oil into the coastline and inland as far as the surge reaches. Debris resulting from the hurricane may be contaminated by oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident, but also from other oil releases that may occur during the storm.