Robotic devices monitoring the deepwater well where a giant oil rig exploded and sank last week have discovered oil leaking from the well, a development that a senior Coast Guard official on Saturday called a “game changer.”...[Source: NY Times]
Roughly 1,000 barrels of oil a day are estimated to be emanating from the riser, officials said....
The sheen of crude oil and water mix on the surface of the water was still more than 40 miles from shore at its closest point on Saturday. “That gives us a lot of time to try to mitigate in response to the spill,” Admiral Landry said.
The sheen had spread to a 20-by-20-mile area, Coast Guard officials said.....
High winds and 10-foot seas have prevented the oil spill response vessels from making it to the site to continue cleanup on Saturday....
On Friday, officials suspended the search-and-rescue operations for the 11 missing members of the rig’s crew...
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