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Title: Spill Seen in All Gulf States as Tar Hits Texas
Source: FNC/AP
URL Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/0 ... -whale-gets-chance-prove-gulf/
Published: Jul 6, 2010
Author: FNC/AP
Post Date: 2010-07-06 09:50:03 by Badeye
Keywords: None
Views: 576
Comments: 4

Spill Seen in All Gulf States as Tar Hits Texas

Published July 06, 2010 | Associated Press

TEXAS CITY, Texas -- More than two months after oil gushing from a blown-out well on the ocean floor first reached Louisiana, the relentless spread of crude has now washed up on every Gulf state after a bucket's worth of tar balls hit a Texas beach.

The crude is still moving, but the fleet of skimmers tapped to clean the worst-hit areas of the Gulf of Mexico is not. A string of small storms has made the water too choppy for the boats to operate for more than a week off Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.

The number of tar balls discovered in Texas is tiny compared to what has coated beaches so far in other Gulf states. Still, it still provoked the quick dispatch of cleaning crews and a vow that BP will pay for the trouble.

"Any Texas shores impacted by the Deepwater spill will be cleaned up quickly and BP will be picking up the tab," Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson said in a news release.

The oil's arrival in Texas was predicted Friday by an analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which gave a 40 percent chance of crude reaching the area.

The latest hopes to clean oil near the spewing well in the Gulf of Mexico rests on this massive new skimmer dubbed 'A Whale.'

Heart-rending images from the Gulf of Mexico reveal the effect of BP's oil spill on Mother Nature's helpless creatures. It seems animals are the first casualties of the tragic accident.

"It was just a matter of time that some of the oil would find its way to Texas," said Hans Graber, a marine physicist at the University of Miami and co-director of the Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing.

About five gallons of tar balls were found Saturday on the Bolivar Peninsula, northeast of Galveston, said Capt. Marcus Woodring, the Coast Guard commander for the Houston/Galveston sector. Two gallons were found Sunday on the peninsula and Galveston Island, though tests have not yet confirmed the oil's origin.

Woodring said the consistency of the tar balls indicates they could have been spread to Texas water by ships that have worked out in the spill. But there's no way to confirm how they got there.

Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski said he believed the tar balls were a fluke, rather than a sign of what's to come.

"This is good news," he said. "The water looks good. We're cautiously optimistic this is an anomaly."

Hurricane Alex, which blew through the Gulf last week and made landfall along the border between Texas and Mexico, may have played a small role in bringing the oil ashore in Texas by increasing the westerly current near land, Graber said. But it was more likely due to normal coastal currents and local weather patterns.

NOAA scientists are looking at local weather, Hurricane Alex and Gulf vessels as possible sources for the tar balls, agency spokeswoman Monica Allen said Monday.

The distance between the western reach of the tar balls in Texas and the most eastern reports of oil in Florida is about 550 miles. Oil was first spotted on land near the mouth of the Mississippi River on April 29.

The spill is reaching deeper into Louisiana. Strings of oil were seen Monday in the Rigolets, one of two waterways that connect the Gulf with Lake Pontchartrain, the large lake north of New Orleans.

"So far it's scattered stuff showing up, mostly tar balls," said Louisiana Office of Fisheries Assistant Secretary Randy Pausina. "It will pull out with the tide, and then show back up."

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said assets would be deployed to protect the Lake Pontchartrain basin.

Pausina said he expected the oil to clear the passes and move directly into the lake, taking a backdoor route to New Orleans.

The news of the spill's reach comes at a time that most of the offshore skimming operations in the Gulf have been halted by choppy seas and high winds. A tropical system that had been lingering off Louisiana flared up Monday afternoon, bringing heavy rain and winds.

Last week, the faraway Hurricane Alex idled the skimming fleet off Alabama, Florida and Mississippi with choppy seas and stiff winds. Now they're idled by the smaller storms that could last well into this week.

Officials have plans for the worst-case scenario: a hurricane barreling up the Gulf toward the spill site. But the less-dramatic weather conditions have been met with a more makeshift response.

Skimming across the Gulf has scooped up about 23.5 million gallons of oil-fouled water so far, but officials say it's impossible to know how much crude could have been sucked up in good weather because of the fluctuating number of boats and other variables.

Jerry Biggs, a commercial fisherman in Pass Christian, Miss., who has had to shut down because of the spill, is now hiring out his 13 boats and 40-man crew to BP for cleanup. He said skimming is severely hampered by the weather.

"This isn't going away. This isn't a sneeze or a hiccup. This is diarrhea for a long time," he said. "My lifestyle is screwed. It's over. The thing that I love the most I'm not going to be able to do anymore."

The British company has now seen its costs from the spill reach $3.12 billion, a figure that doesn't include a $20 billion fund for damages the company created last month.

The storms have not affected drilling work on a relief well that BP says is the best chance for finally plugging the leak. The company expects drilling to be finished by mid-August.

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#1. To: All (#0)

Just wait when we are talking about it hitting South Carolina's coast on Day 177....

Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.

Badeye  posted on  2010-07-06   9:50:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Badeye (#1)

The oil is already past Jacksonville. Day 77.

I feel WE MUST LOOK OUT for the following volatile, light and deadly and carcinogenic compounds. They are:

1) Benzene

2) Hydrogen Sulfide

3) Methyl chloride

4) Sulfur dioxide

5) Cyclohexane

Methyl chloride is busy forming in large quantities in the Gulf due to the action of salt water on methane gas. Methyl chloride or chloromethane is a highly volatile explosive chemical that has been known to cause birth defects and cancer in the lung, kidney and stomach of animals. It also causes kidney, liver and lung damage. It is being produced in vast quantities in the Gulf by the action of salt water on methane gas. It is also soluble in water. It was once used as a refrigerant and also binds with ozone. It is a light as argon and carbon dioxide but far more deadly. It will therefore be found in the water and air and is a highly reactive, light and mobile compound. It has a faint sweet smell. It is absorbed through the lungs, the skin and the eyes. Frostbite to skin and eyes may result. The Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) should not exceed 100ppm. A maximum of 5 minutes exposure should not be exceeded in every 3 hours. There is immediate danger to life and health (IDLH) at 2000ppm. See the National Institute for Occupational Safety and health. The link is below.

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0403.html

On inhaling chloromethane gas central nervous system effects, like drug overdose results. People begin to feel sleepy, can become dizzy or confused and have difficulty breathing. Gasping and choking, walking and speaking are made difficult. At higher concentrations, paralysis, seizures and coma may happen.

mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-07-06   10:30:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Badeye (#0)

Officials have plans for the worst-case scenario: a hurricane barreling up the Gulf toward the spill site. But the less-dramatic weather conditions have been met with a more makeshift response.

The above is bulls hit.

They have a plan. The Plan is for you to die.

Or like with Katrina. You want to get the Army Corp's attn. Blow the South Levee across from the Bonnet carre Spillway.

Better. Blow the South Levee just down from the Old River Control Project.

That'll get the Corp hopping. LMFAO

mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-07-06   10:32:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Badeye (#0)

Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski said he believed the tar balls were a fluke, rather than a sign of what's to come.

"This is good news," he said. "The water looks good. We're cautiously optimistic this is an anomaly."

The Pensacola/Okaloosa folks said the same thing, Week 3.

" "This isn't going away. This isn't a sneeze or a hiccup. This is diarrhea for a long time," he said. "My lifestyle is screwed. It's over. The thing that I love the most I'm not going to be able to do anymore."

The British company has now seen its costs from the spill reach $3.12 billion, a figure that doesn't include a $20 billion fund for damages the company created last month."

Like I said, the price starts at One Trillion $.

IF british petroleum lives, the NOGC+Florida dies.

See the Niger River Delta for details. ;}

mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-07-06   10:35:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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