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Tar Balls Found on Florida Beaches in the Panhandle
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Transocean on June 4, 2010
PENSACOLA, FL – Officials have said it is inevitable oil will eventually wash up on Panhandle beaches after a slick from the Deepwater Horizon spill was spotted about 9 miles offshore this week. The edge of the spill had moved to four miles off the coast Thursday, Gov. Charlie Crist said after a flyover. Small… read more
BP Makes Successful Cut in Pipe; Cap Will Be a Challenge
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Transocean on June 3, 2010
METAIRIE, La. – Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Thursday morning that BP made a successful cut into the Deepwater Horizon well’s riser pipe using giant shears, after abandoning a diamond wire saw that got jammed there the day before. BP’s underwater robots have succeeded in shearing through the pipe atop a blown-out well in… read more
Oil Arrives On Alabama Beach in Dauphin Island – Video
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Environment,Gulf Coast on June 2, 2010
DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL – The BP oil spill has arrived on the pristine Alabama beach in Dauphin Island, Alabama. In a video, CNN’s John Zarrella shows us the beautiful, wide, white beach in Dauphin Island, Alabama. He continues to walk toward the shoreline where he picks up globs of oil as he describes the gooey… read more