A federal judge has set aside nearly seven hours for opening …
VENICE, La. - Workers maintain a tight grip upon a line of boom that is being loaded upon a vessel of opportunity (VOO), Tuesday, 7 July 2010. (USAF photo by Tech Sgt Polly Bennett)
VENICE, La. - Workers inspects a line of boom that is being loaded upon a vessel of opportunity (VOO), Tuesday, 7 July 2010. (USAF photo by Tech Sgt Polly Bennett)
VENICE, La. - An electrician strips and prepares a electrical wire within the Incident Command Post, Tuesday, July 7, 2010. (USAF photo by Tech Sgt Polly Bennet)
GALVESTON, TEXAS - Ronnie Rouse, of T&T Marine Salvage, a company contracted to clean tarballs off of Galveston beaches, picks up a tarball on East Beach Tuesday, July 6, 2010. (U.S. Coast Guard photo …
GALVESTON, TEXAS - Ronnie Rouse, of T&T Marine Salvage, a company contracted to clean tarballs off of Galveston beaches, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Garcia of Marine Safety Unit Galveston, …
HOPEDALE, La. - A Harbour Buster oil containment system is deployed to skim oil, including tar balls in the waters off Fox Island in St. Bernard Parish, July 4, 2010 (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Rofidal)
The U.S. Navy MZ-3A Airship is en route to Gulf Coast and expected to arrive after July 6 at Jack Edwards National Airport in Gulf Shores, Ala. (U.S. Navy file photo)
GULF OF MEXICO-The Coast Guard Cutter Resolute appears to be dwarfed by the stern of the M/V "A Whale" while conducting a test of its oil skimming capabilities on open water as part of the Deepwater Horizon response July 4, 2010. (Coast …
GULF OF MEXICO-The M/V "A Whale" conducts a test of its oil skimming capabilities on open water as part of the Deepwater Horizon response July 4, 2010. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Belson)
BON SECOUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , Ala. - Responders remove sea turtle eggs from a nest on the Fort Morgan Peninsula on June 27, 2010. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo by Bonnie Strawser)
BON SECOUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , Ala. - Sea turtle eggs removed from a nest on the Fort Morgan Peninsula on June 27, 2010. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo by Bonnie Strawser)
BON SECOUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , Ala. - Responders remove sea turtle eggs from a nest on the Fort Morgan Peninsula on June 27, 2010. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo by Bonnie Strawser)
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Clean up crews spread out across Pascagoula beach to collect tar balls washed ashore on July 1, 2010. )U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White)
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Clean up crews spread out across Pascagoula beach to collect tar balls washed ashore on July 1, 2010. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White)
HOPEDALE, La. - A Harbour Buster oil containment system is deployed to skim oil, including tar balls in the waters off Fox Island in St. Bernard Parish, July 4, 2010. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Rofidal)
A seagull passes over an oil boom in Biloxi Miss, Miss., on Sunday July 4, 2010. (AP Photo/ Hattiesburg American, Ryan Moore)
Probability of Shoreline Threat, as of Day 120, for a 33,000 barrels/day release for 90 days
Percent of Spill Scenarios that will cause a dull sheen in a given grid as of Day 120 for a 33,000 barrels/day release for 90 days
Oil washed ashore on Gulf Shores' main beach.
Tar balls on Gulf Shores' main beach.
Tar balls collected from Dauphin Island beach.
Workers cleaning up oil-soaked absorbent boom on Dauphin Island.
Oil-soaked absorbent boom on Dauphin Island beach.
A map of Tropical Storm Alex from the National Hurricane Center. ( NOAA.gov )
Tar balls on Destin beach
Oil on Pensacola Beach
Oil on Pensacola Beach
Fishery closure boundary as of June 23, 2010.
(Credit: NOAA)
Oil washed ashore on Pensacola Beach (Courtesy: James Amerson)
Oil washed ashore on Pensacola Beach (Courtesy: James Amerson)
Oil washed ashore on Pensacola Beach (Courtesy: James Amerson)
Thick pools of oil washed up along Pensacola Beach.
Thick pools of oil washed up along Pensacola Beach.
Thick pools of oil washed up along Pensacola Beach.
Coast Guard Cutter Marlin (Courtesy: USCG)
Oiled marsh grass is seen underneath absorbent booms in Barataria Bay on the coast of Louisiana, Sunday, June 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill invades the beach, Monday, June 21, 2010, in Port Fourchon, La. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill invades the beach, Monday, June 21, 2010, in Port Fourchon, La. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Oiled marsh grass is seen underneath absorbent booms in Barataria Bay on the coast of Louisiana, Sunday, June 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
An aerial view shows the relief efforts at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, as workmen are tripping in the well bore Saturday, June 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Peter Andrew …
The oil damaged shoreline in the Northern reaches of Barataria Bay is seen as Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's tours oil damage in Barataria Bay, La., Thursday, June 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
This picture was taken by viewer Sherri Smith from the Romar House in Orange Beach Wednesday 6-16-2010.
Perdido Pass boom plan underway
Oiled bird footprints at Perdido Pass.
In this photo made Friday, June 11, 2010, Allen Sreiy holds onto his oil encrusted shrimp boat as he helps in cleanup operations for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Bay Jimmy near Venice, La. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Waiting for the president's arrival to NAS Pensacola.
Waiting for the president's arrival to NAS Pensacola.
_20100615043307_640_480.JPG "President Barack Obama, center, steps off the ferry from Dauphin Island")
President Barack Obama, center, steps off the ferry from Dauphin Island, Ala., to Fort Morgan, Ala., as he visits the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill Monday, June 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Oil breaches a hard boom that surrounds Cat Island off the coast of Louisiana on Monday, June 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Derick E. Hingle)
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President Barack Obama visits an oil containment boom repair facility as he tours the Theodore Staging Facility in Theodore, Ala., Monday, June 14, 2010, as he visited the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. …
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President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to the Theodore Staging Facility in Theodore, Ala., Monday, June 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Barack Obama stands with National Incident Commander Thad Allen, center, and Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, as he makes a statement at the Theodore Staging Facility in Theodore, Ala., Monday, June 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Barack Obama walks with Alabama Gov. Bob Riley during their tour of the Theodore Staging Facility in Theodore, Ala., Monday, June 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Oil on beach (Courtesy: Brian Blankenship)
Tar balls along Orange Beach's shoreline (Courtesy: Amy Haas)
Tar balls along Orange Beach's shoreline (Courtesy: Bob Grip)
Tar balls along Orange Beach's shoreline (Courtesy: Bob Grip)
Supplies used to remove tar from feet (Courtesy: Bob Grip)
Bienville Square protest
Oil plume inches closer to Florida beaches
BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles talks about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill while visiting with employees and workers in the command center at the Houma Joint Information Center, Saturday, June 12, 2010, in Houma, La.
Protesters gather in Orange Beach
Exclusive view of oil from spill in Gulf of Mexico
An oil skimmer, a member of the Vessels of Opportunity program, deploys boom used to funnel oil into the skimmer in Barataria Bay, Grand Isle June 10, 2010. (US Coast Guard)
HOUMA, La. — Crews aboard beach clean-up vehicles sift oil on the southeast Louisiana shoreline, June 10, 2010. (US Coast Guard)
A sweeping arm system, fitted on a commercial vessel, collects oil in the Gulf of Mexico June 10, 2010. (US Coast Guard)
Oil washes ashore at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
In this June 4, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama walks with National Incident Commander Adm. Thad Allen after visiting Grand Isle, Louisiana. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
This image from video provided by BP PLC early Friday morning, June 11, 2010 shows oil continuing to pour out at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/BP PLC)
Chris Jones, left, and his father Keith Jones, whose other son Gordon Jones was killed during the BP well explosion, talks with the media outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 10, 2010, following a meeting with President …
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Crosses in the yard of a home in Grand Isle, La. lament items endangered by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Wednesday, June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
In this Monday, June 7, 2010 photo, APTN photographer Rich Matthews takes a closer look at oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, in the Gulf of Mexico south of Venice, La.. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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This image from high resolution video made June 3, 2010, and provided by BP PLC Wednesday morning, June 9, 2010, shows oil continuing to pour out at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/BP PLC)
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In this image made from video released by British Petroleum (BP PLC), oil can be seen pouring out of several spots near the blowout preventer early Thursday June 3, 2010. (AP Photo/BP PLC)
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President Barack Obama gestures during a statement on the Gulf Coast oil spill with federal and state officials. U.S. Coast Guard Adm. James Watson is second from right. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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An image from video provided by BP PLC shows oil dispersant being applied at the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday June 3, 2010. (AP Photo/BP PLC)
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Oil washes ashore Louisiana marshes.
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A woman who asked not to be identified holds ribbons with eleven stars that were given attendees to the memorial service honoring the eleven men who died in the offshore rig explosion. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
FOX10 gets a bird's eye view of oil incident site.
Patches of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill are seen from an underwater vantage, Monday, June 7, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico south of Venice, La. (AP Photo/Rich Matthews)
This image from video provided by BP PLC Monday, June 7, 2010 shows the oil leak out of the well head around the capping device in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/BP PLC)
Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill floats on the water as the sky is reflected in sheen on Barataria Bay off the coast of Louisiana Monday, June, 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Boom made in Loxley plant.
Turtle found covered in oil at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge.
Gulf Shores State Pier (Courtesy: Kelly Smith)
Gulf Shores State Pier (Courtesy: Kelly Smith)
Gulf Shores State Pier (Courtesy: Kelly Smith)
Tar ball on the beach in Fairhope at Orange Street Pier. (Courtesy: Ashley Gray McMillan)
Gulf Shores State Pier closed for fishing. (Courtesy: Kate Taylor)
This image from video provided by BP PLC early Sunday June 6, 2010 shows the oil leak still pouring out of the well head around the capping device in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/BP PLC)
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_20100607040709_640_480.JPG "A worker uses a suction hose to remove oil that has washed ashore from the Deepwater Horizon spill")
A worker uses a suction hose to remove oil that has washed ashore from the Deepwater Horizon spill, Sunday, June 6, 2010 in Grand Isle, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Tar balls found on Pensacola Beach (courtesy, Gregg Hall)
Tar balls found on Pensacola Beach (courtesy, Gregg Hall)
A sea bird is mired in oil on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon has affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A bird covered in oil flails in the surf at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon has affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A brown pelican is mired in heavy oil on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon has affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A brown pelican covered in oil sits on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon has affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Boom in Saint Andrews Bay.
Boom near the Ono Island Bridge.
Containment boom to be deployed along Fort Morgan peninsula.
Tar ball on Dauphin Island.
Bayou La Batre, Alabama
Bayou La Batre, Alabama
Shrimper protest in Bayou
Shrimper's protest BP
Shrimpers protest BP
Oil spotted in the water 13 nautical miles south of Dauphin Island. (Courtesy: Captain Chris Dalton)
Oil spotted in the water 13 nautical miles south of Dauphin Island. (Courtesy: Captain Chris Dalton)
Oil spotted in the water 13 nautical miles south of Dauphin Island. (Courtesy: Captain Chris Dalton)
Oil spotted in the water 13 nautical miles south of Dauphin Island. (Courtesy: Captain Chris Dalton)
Tar ball found on Dauphin Island. (Courtesy: Zach Ashbee)
Tar ball found on Dauphin Island. (Courtesy: Zach Ashbee)
Hundreds of tarballs have washed to the surface of Pelican Island.
Pelican Island Tarball Cleanup
BP crews were called to Pelican Island to clean up over 100 tarballs that have washed ashore.
A supply vessel passes through oil floating near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana, Monday, May 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Oil found off Dauphin Island. (Photo by Matt Barrentine)
Courtesy: NOAA
Courtesy: NOAA
Jolie Van Gilder, left, holds her mother's hand during a rally against BP PLC and the Gulf oil spill, in New Orleans, Sunday, May 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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In an image made from video provided by BP PLC shows oil continues to erupt from the remains of their oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico early Monday May 31, 2010. After their latest attempt to plug the leak failed, BP is look into other means …
Oiled pelican found near the Cochrane Bridge.
Courtesy: NOAA
_20100527073830_640_480.JPG "A boat carrying researchers passes through oil floating on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico")
A boat carrying researchers passes through oil floating on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana, Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Courtesy: BP
_20100527041510_640_480.JPG "Oil sheen is seen of the surface of the Gulf of Mexico")
Oil sheen is seen of the surface of the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana, Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Workers cleaning oiled boat in Mobile Bay
Boom being constructed in Loxley, Alabama.
Boom constructed in Loxley, Alabama.
An image from a live video feed the oil plume is seen on the BP.com website early Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (AP Photo/BP.com)
_20100525063134_640_480.JPG "Oil is seen inside a marsh impacted from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Pass a Loutre")
Oil is seen inside a marsh impacted from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Pass a Loutre, Monday, May 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Oil is seen on the tip of the bill of an oil-soaked pelican on an island in Barataria Bay just off the the coast of Louisiana, Sunday, May 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
In this May 22. 2010 photo, nesting pelicans are seen landing as oil washes ashore on an island that is home to hundreds of brown pelican nests as well at terns, gulls and roseate spoonbills in Barataria Bay, just inside the the coast of …
Possible tar balls reported near Fort Pickens
A Tricolored Heron fishes in clean waters near Venice, La. Thurday, May 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Shrimp boats carrying oil collection booms anchor for the night in Gulf of Mexico off the Mississippi River delta south of Venice, La. Thursday, May 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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This image from a video released by BP PLC shows oil spewing from a yellowish, broken pipe 5,000 feet below the surface. The oil looks like steam rushing from a geyser. (AP Photo/BP PLC)
An oil-covered crab is seen on an oil-impacted beach at the mouth of the Mississippi River near Venice, La. Wednesday, May 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Transocean/BP oil rig seen during FOX10's flyover with the Coast Guard.
Oil seen burning during FOX10's flyover with the Coast Guard.
Oil seen burning during FOX10's flyover with the Coast Guard.
Oil seen burning during FOX10's flyover with the Coast Guard.
Clean-up vessels seen during FOX10's flyover with the Coast Guard.
Oil seen during FOX10's flyover with the Coast Guard.
Oil seen during FOX10's flyover with the Coast Guard.
_20100519053648_640_480.JPG "Oil sheen is seen in the foreground as a boat sits in the Gulf of Mexico")
Oil sheen is seen in the foreground as a boat sits in the Gulf of Mexico near the mouth of the Mississippi River south of Venice, La. Tuesday, May 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Supertanker jet could be used to spread dispersant. (Courtesy: http://www.evergreensupertanker.com/ )
Courtesy: NOAA
In this Tuesday, May 4, 2010 file photo, Brown pelicans are seen nesting on Breton Island of the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Whale sharks could be affected by underwater oil
Courtesy: NOAA
Courtesy: NOAA
A ship's wake cuts through a pattern of oil near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, May 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Loop current could push oil to Florida Keys, Atlantic Ocean
In this May 6, 2010 file photo, oil from the leaking Deep Horizon oil rig is seen swirling through the currents in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Dave Martin/file)
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Health, Safety and Environment workers place oil containment boom on low areas of the beach that are affected by tide, May 14, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley.
Health, Safety and Environment workers place oil containment boom on low areas of the beach that are affected by tide, May 14, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley.
Health, Safety and Environment workers place oil containment boom on low areas of the beach that are affected by tide, May 14, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley.
Health, Safety and Environment workers place oil containment boom on low areas of the beach that are affected by tide, May 14, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley.
A boat pulls a boom into the Gulf of Mexico at Biloxi, Miss. Friday, May 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Oil tube top hat animantion (Courtesy: CNN)
In this April 22, 2010 file photo obtained by The Associated Press shows the Deepwater Horizon oil platform burning following a massive explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
Courtesy: NOAA
In this Tuesday, May 11, 2010 photo, monitors show a small pollution containment chamber is lowered into the Gulf by the motor vessel Viking Poseidon. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley)
A chunk of tar is seen on a beach on Dauphin Island, Ala., Saturday, May 8, 2010. Tar balls have been sighted on the island after the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Protesters hold their signs outside a Arco gas station during a rally against the Gulf oil rig disaster in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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The Development Driller III oil drilling platform is surrounded by support vessels as it is used to drill a relief well at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana Wednesday, May 12, …
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This image from a video released by BP PLC shows oil spewing from a yellowish, broken pipe 5,000 feet below the surface. The oil looks like steam rushing from a geyser. (AP Photo/BP PLC)
Booms made of hair and panty hose
Tar balls reported on Dauphin Island
_20100512041825_640_480.JPG "Lamar McKay, president and chairman of BP America, Transocean CEO Steven Newman, and Halliburton executive Tim Probert")
Lamar McKay, president and chairman of BP America, Transocean CEO Steven Newman, and Halliburton executive Tim Probert, testify before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Courtesy: NOAA
The logos of Transocean and BP Plc are seen on the derrick of the Development Driller III, which is drilling the relief well at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana Tuesday, May 11, …
Floating booms protect the fishing and shrimping community of Bayou La Batre, Ala., from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in this aerial photograph taken Monday, May 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
An oil soaked bird struggles against the side of the HOS an Iron Horse supply vessel at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana Sunday, May 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
In this May 6, 2010 photo released by the U.S. Navy, oil is seen from an aerial view at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill off the coast of Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Watkins)
Tar washed up on Dauphin Island on Saturday, May 8, 2010
USGS crew takes samples at Gulf Shores
USGS crew takes beach samples
USGS crew takes beach samples
USGS crew takes beach samples
_20100507042224_640_480.JPG "The containment vessel is lowered into the Gulf of Mexico at the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig collapse")
The containment vessel is lowered into the Gulf of Mexico at the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig collapse, Thursday, May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Containment Dome being lowered into Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley.
Containment Dome being lowered into Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley.
Containment Dome being lowered into Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley.
Containment Dome being lowered into Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley.
Courtesy: NOAA
Aerial view of boom keeping Gulf Waters from entering Draper Lake.
WCSO Beach Unit Special Operations Commander Lt. Mike Howell and Sgt. Robert Gray assist in placing protective boom at Draper Lake.
Tammy Daughdrill, left, and Joey Scalcione of Long Beach, Miss., walk along a beached oil retention boom in Bay St. Louis, Miss., Sunday, May 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
_20100506041428_640_480.JPG "The barge Joe Griffin sails down a channel in Port Fourchon, La. on its way to the Gulf of Mexico")
The barge Joe Griffin sails down a channel in Port Fourchon, La. on its way to the Gulf of Mexico carrying a chamber, right, that will be used to help contain leaking oil. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Hesco Barrier
Oil Trajectory Forecast: 05-05-2010
Approximate Oil Location: 05-05-2010
A slick of oil is seen in Chandeleur Sound, La., Tuesday, May 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
_20100504125204_640_480.JPG "Oil blobs and oil sheen are seen in the waters of Chandeleur Sound")
Oil blobs and oil sheen are seen in the waters of Chandeleur Sound, La., Tuesday, May 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Oil rig supply boat anchoring boom off Ship Island, Miss.
Hosea Wilson loads shrimp from their catch into a basket, Monday, May 3, 2010, at the Venice Marina in Venice, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
In this undated photo released by the Jones family, oil rig worker Gordon Jones is shown. Jones died in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Gordon Jones)
_20100504034746_640_480.JPG "Clumps of oil are seen in the waters of Chandeleur Sound")
Clumps of oil are seen in the waters of Chandeleur Sound, La., Monday, May 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Courtesy: NOAA
NOAA maps out no fishing boundary lines. A fishing ban stretching from Louisiana to Florida has been put in place for ten days.
National Guard puts up oil barrier along Dauphin Island coast.
National Guard puts up oil barrier along Dauphin Island coast.
National Guard puts up oil barrier along Dauphin Island coast.
National Guard puts up oil barrier along Dauphin Island coast.
National Guard puts up oil barrier along Dauphin Island coast.
Crews working along the beach look for debris including dead sea life that has washed ashore in Pass Christian, Miss., Monday, May 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Latest oil forcast map from NOAA
A Boom Washed Ashore at Bluewater Condo, Orange Beach, AL
Work crews lay oil retention booms in Bay St. Louis, Miss., Saturday, May 1, 2010. Environmentalists are concerned about the impact of the oil slick when it makes landfall. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
NOAA graphic showing oil trajectory for April 30, 2010.
_20100430091826_640_480.JPG "Dr. Erica Miller, left, and Danene Birtell with Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research work to help a Northern Gannet bird")
Dr. Erica Miller, left, and Danene Birtell with Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research work to help a Northern Gannet bird, normally white when full grown, which is covered in oil from a massive spill in the Gulf. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Dr. Erica Miller, left, and Danene Birtell with Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research work to help a Northern Gannet bird, normally white when full grown, which is covered in oil from a massive spill in the Gulf. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Photo Credit: Governor’s Office: Robin Cooper
Photo Credit: Governor’s Office: Robin Cooper
Photo Credit: Governor’s Office: Robin Cooper
Photo Credit: Governor’s Office: Robin Cooper
Photo Credit: Governor’s Office: Robin Cooper
Photo Credit: Governor’s Office: Robin Cooper
Forecast imagery courtesy of NOAA
This graphic shows the current location (as of April 28) of the oil sheen produced by the Deepwater Horizon incident. Image by Unified Command.
Oil leak as seen from NASA's Aqua satellite. Courtesy: Jeff Schmaltz (MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC)
In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, response boats work to clean up oil where the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank Thursday April 22, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexcio. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard)
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Elizabeth Bordelon.
This image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon Wednesday April 21, 2010. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard)
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, emergency medical technicians rush a gurney to an awaiting HH-60 rescue helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast …
Workers who were rescued from the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform depart with family members from Port Fourchon, La., Thursday, April 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Medical staff wheel away a rescued oil worker at an unknown location in this image taken from US Coast Guard video made available Wednesday April 21, 2010. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard, via APTN)
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