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    NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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    As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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    Situation: Friday 30 April </AGL:CONTAINER>

    <AGL:CONTAINER>NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco spoke with fishermen in Venice, Louisiana today as the Deepwater Horizon incident grows. Also visiting the spill were Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Admiral Mike Mullen, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Rear Admiral Mary Landry, Deputy Secretary of Interior David Hayes and Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Carol Browner. The Department of Defense authorized mobilization of the Louisiana National Guard to help protect critical habitats from contamination and assist local communities in the cleanup and removal of oil. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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    <AGL:CONTAINER>Oil continues to flow into the Gulf of Mexico at an estimated to 5000 barrels (210,000 gallons) per day from three leaks in damaged piping on the sea floor from the Deepwater Horizon incident recently declared a Spill of National Significance (SONS). NOAA is assisting the Unified Command in evaluating a new technique to apply dispersants to oil at the source - 5000? below the surface, if successful this could keep plumes and sheens from forming. Work also continues on a piping system designed to take oil from a collection dome at the sea floor to tankers on the surface; this technique has never been tried at 5000?. Drilling of a relief or cut-off well is still planned - one drilling rig is on site and one should arrive this weekend, but the process will not be complete for several months. Aircraft have applied over 139,000 gallons of dispersant and will continue as conditions allow.
    With shore impacts looming, more than 217,000 feet of boom have been assigned to contain the spill, with an additional 305,760 feet available. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the closure of both recreational and commercial fishing in areas of likely impact and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals closed molluscan shellfish (oyster) harvesting areas in the coastal parishes of Plaquemines and St. Bernard. NOAA efforts have included: modeling the trajectory and extent of the oil, getting pre-impact samples surveys and baseline measurements, planning for open water and shoreline remediation, supporting the Unified Command as it analyzes new techniques for handling the spill and starting Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA). </AGL:CONTAINER>
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    • National Weather Service forecasts persistent southeast winds through the weekend which will push surface oil towards shore and hamper surface recovery efforts until a forecast shift on Monday
    • The Coast Guard is using forecasts and graphics of oil movement prepared by NOAA?s Emergency Response Division (ERD) and Marine Charting Division to keep mariners out of oil areas by depicting them on electronic charts
    • Baseline aerial surveys to assess marine life continued today with personnel from NOAA?s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), more flights are planned this weekend
    • NOAA?s Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD) coordinated with natural resource trustees from five states and with Responsible Party representatives on seven resource assessment workgroups (birds, mammals and turtles, fish, shoreline habitats, water column injury, data management, and human use)
    • NOAA and the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Hospitals gathered oysters and water and sediment samples in four commercial harvest areas
    • An ARD natural resource economist arrives on scene tomorrow to lead a team that will evaluate spill related losses of human-use activities
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    <AGL:CONTAINER>Important Contacts </AGL:CONTAINER>
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    • For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Keeley Belva at keeley.belva@noaa.gov or 301.713.3066
    • For response inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240
    • To report oil on land, or for general Community and Volunteer Information, please phone 866.448.5816
    • To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 800.557.1401
    • To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858
    • BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. Fishermen should phone 425.745.8017 about this program.
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    • The Louisiana Regional Restoration Planning Program Federal and Louisiana natural resource trustees have developed a statewide Louisiana Regional Restoration Planning Program to assist the natural resource trustees in carrying out their Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) responsibilities. [leaves OR&R site]
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    • Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. The Horizon was engaged in drilling activity on behalf of BP at Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. [leaves OR&R site]
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    • Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. [leaves OR&R site]
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    • Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. [leaves OR&R site]
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    Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

    Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
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    As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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    <AGL:CONTAINER>Updated daily

    Situation: Saturday 01 May </AGL:CONTAINER>
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    <AGL:CONTAINER>NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco saw the extent of the Deepwater Horizon incident as she flew over the spill in a NOAA Twin Otter today, while NOAA Scientific Support Coordinators briefed Governor Jindal of Louisiana. President Obama will be on-scene tomorrow. Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard was named National Incident Commander ? Gulf Coast residents remember his strong leadership during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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    <AGL:CONTAINER>Oil continues to flow into the Gulf of Mexico at an estimated to 5000 barrels (210,000 gallons) per day from three leaks in damaged piping on the sea floor. This afternoon NOAA tested a new technique to apply dispersants to oil at the source - 5000? below the surface. Another test and follow-on analysis of the effects of dispersant and dispersed oil in the water column are necessary before the technique is operational, but if successful it could reduce or prevent an oil plume from forming at the surface. Preparation for drilling of a relief or cut-off well is underway - one drilling rig is on site and one should arrive this weekend, but the process will not be complete for several months. Work also continues on a piping system designed to take oil from a collection dome at the sea floor to tankers on the surface; this technique has never been tried at 5000?. High winds and seas curtailed surface skimming and application of dispersant by air today, but production of dispersant has ramped up to 70,000 barrels per day.
    Hundreds of thousands of feet of boom have been deployed to contain the spill, with hundreds of thousands more assigned. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the closure of both recreational and commercial fishing in areas of likely impact and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals closed molluscan shellfish (oyster) harvesting areas in the coastal parishes of Plaquemines and St. Bernard. NOAA efforts have included: modeling the trajectory and extent of the oil, getting pre-impact samples surveys and baseline measurements, planning for open water and shoreline remediation, supporting the Unified Command as it analyzes new techniques for handling the spill and starting Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA).
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    • #3
      Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

      Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
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      As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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      <AGL:CONTAINER>Updated daily
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      <AGL:CONTAINER>Situation: Sunday 02 May </AGL:CONTAINER>
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      <AGL:CONTAINER>Today NOAA restricted fishing in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico threatened the BP oil spill - from the mouth of the Mississippi to Pensacola Bay (***click here for map***). The closure, which will be in effect for at least 10 days, is to protect consumers and the seafood industry. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke said, ?We stand with America's fisherman, their families and businesses in impacted coastal communities during this very challenging time. Fishing is vital to our economy and our quality of life and we will work tirelessly protect to it". NOAA is part of the Department of Commerce. Support came from Harlon Pearce, Chairman, Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board and Ewell Smith, Executive Director, Louisiana Seafood Board who said, ?We Support NOAA?s precautionary closure of the affected area so that the American consumer has confidence that the seafood they eat is safe. It is also very important to underscore the fact that this closure is only the affected area of the Gulf of Mexico, not the entire Gulf. The state waters of Louisiana West of the Mississippi River are still open and the seafood coming from that area is safe.? Further details can be found here: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/. </AGL:CONTAINER>
      <AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 3 --><TABLE height=384 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>24 Hour Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>
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      <AGL:CONTAINER>The state of Louisiana has already closed vulnerable fisheries in state waters ? within 3 miles of the coast. NOAA is closing areas directly adjacent to the area closures enacted by Louisiana, and is working with state governors to evaluate the need to declare a fisheries disaster, which would facilitate federal aid to fishermen. NOAA fisheries representatives will be meeting with fishermen this week to assist them, and BP will be hiring fishermen to help clean up and deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico.
      President Obama was on-scene today getting a first-hand look at the spill, which is still leaking at a rate of approximately 5000 barrels (210,000 gallons) per day from three damaged sections of piping on the sea floor. Engineers are working to inject dispersants at the oil?s source - 5000? below the surface. If successful, it could reduce or prevent an oil plume from forming at the surface. Drilling of a relief or cut-off well started today, but it will take several months to stop the flow. Work also continues on a collection dome at the sea floor; this technique has never been tried at 5000?. Very high winds and rough seas curtailed surface operations, such as skimming and applying dispersant by aircraft. Hundreds of thousands of feet of boom have been deployed to contain the spill, with hundreds of thousands more staged and ready to be deployed. NOAA efforts have included: modeling the trajectory and extent of the oil, getting pre-impact samples surveys and baseline measurements, planning for open water and shoreline remediation, supporting the Unified Command as it analyzes new techniques for handling the spill and starting Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA).
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      • #4
        Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

        Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
        <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = AGL /><AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 1 --><TABLE height=235 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>Cumulative Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>

        As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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        <AGL:CONTAINER>Updated daily
        Situation: Tuesday 04 May </AGL:CONTAINER>
        <AGL:CONTAINER>As the weather became better throughout the day, skimming, boom placement, aerial application of dispersants, imaging of the oil plume, in situ burning and observation overflights all took place in an effort to handle the oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon Incident. </AGL:CONTAINER>
        <AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 3 --><TABLE height=386 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>72 Hour Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>
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        <AGL:CONTAINER>Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) cut off a section at the end of the riser pipe, which used to lead from the well to the rig, and capped it with a valve. While this stopped one of the three leaks, oil continues to enter the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of approximately 5000 barrels (210,000 gallons) per day. Testing of a new technique that involves injecting dispersants at the oil?s source - 5000? below the surface - will require further monitoring to tell whether the sub-sea dispersants are having an effect and further analysis to ensure effects in the water column are not worse than those from oil. If successful, the technique could reduce or prevent an oil plume from forming at the surface. Drilling of a relief or cut-off well got further, but will take several months to stop the flow. The first collection dome, a large cofferdam-like structure that collects oil at the sea floor and funnels it for collection at the surface, was deployed today. These containment chambers have never been tried this deep - 5000? - and will take about a week to be fully rigged and functional. Hundreds of thousands of feet of boom have been deployed to contain the spill, with hundreds of thousands more staged and ready to be deployed. NOAA efforts have included: modeling the trajectory and extent of the oil, getting pre-impact samples surveys and baseline measurements, planning for open water and shoreline remediation, supporting the Unified Command as it analyzes new techniques for handling the spill and starting Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA). </AGL:CONTAINER>
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        • Decreasing wind and sea state should allow the full spectrum of surface operations until the weekend. NOAA?s National Weather Service has created a special forecast for the incident area which you can access here: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lix/
        • NOAA has 3 aircraft on-scene: a King Air specially equipped for photogrammetry and 2 Twin Otter aircraft one for marine mammal observations
        • The Coast Guard is using forecasts and graphics of oil movement prepared by NOAA?s Emergency Response Division (ERD) and Marine Charting Division to keep mariners out of oil areas by depicting them on electronic charts.
        • NOAA restricted fishing in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico directly adjacent to the area closures enacted by Louisiana. The closure, which will be in effect for at least 10 days, is to protect consumers and the seafood industry. NOAA fisheries representatives will be meeting with fishermen this week to assist them. Further details can be found here: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/.
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        • For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Keeley Belva at keeley.belva@noaa.gov or 301.713.3066.
        • For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
        • To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816.
        • To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401.
        • To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what training is required, please phone 866.448.5816.
        • To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858.
        • BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
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        • Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. The Horizon was engaged in drilling activity on behalf of BP at Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. [leaves OR&R site]
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        • Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. [leaves OR&R site]
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        "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
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        • #5
          Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

          Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
          <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = AGL /><AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 1 --><TABLE height=235 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>Cumulative Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>

          As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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          Situation: Wednesday 05 May </AGL:CONTAINER>
          <AGL:CONTAINER>Weather today continued to allow both NOAA overflights and dispersant operations. Overflight observation flights were concentrated around the Chandeleur Islands. During these overflights, trained observers recorded locations of oil, affected wildlife, and other relevant observations. Overflights will continue tomorrow with a goal to observe the northern and eastern boundaries of the slick. Two in-situ burns also occurred today, and up to 1,000 gallons of oil were burned. </AGL:CONTAINER>
          <AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 3 --><TABLE height=372 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>72 Hour Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>
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          <AGL:CONTAINER>The latest trajectory forecast shows a potential for westward movement of the oil. Twice daily, NOAA oceanographers continue to release updated trajectory maps showing the predicted trajectory of the oil slick. Drifter buoys have been placed near areas of the slick to provide tracking data that will be used to ground truth NOAA?s predicted trajectories. The buoys transmit location information and can be used by the NOAA modeling team to better understand how currents and winds are moving the slick and accompanying buoys.
          Technical specialists and other personnel from many agencies and organizations are assisting NOAA in providing scientific support for the spill response. NASA has volunteered use of a reconnaissance aircraft for NOAA?s use in conducting overflights of the affected areas. NOAA efforts have included: modeling the trajectory and extent of the oil, getting pre-impact samples surveys and baseline measurements, planning for open water and shoreline remediation, supporting the Unified Command as it analyzes new techniques for handling the spill, and starting Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA). </AGL:CONTAINER>
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          • Decreasing wind and sea state should allow the full spectrum of surface operations until the weekend. NOAA?s National Weather Service has created a special forecast for the incident area which you can access here: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lix/
          • NOAA has 3 aircraft on-scene: a King Air specially equipped for photogrammetry and 2 Twin Otter aircraft one for marine mammal observations
          • The Coast Guard is using forecasts and graphics of oil movement prepared by NOAA?s Emergency Response Division (ERD) and Marine Charting Division to keep mariners out of oil areas by depicting them on electronic charts.
          • NOAA restricted fishing in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico directly adjacent to the area closures enacted by Louisiana. The closure, which will be in effect for at least 10 days, is to protect consumers and the seafood industry. NOAA fisheries representatives will be meeting with fishermen this week to assist them. Further details can be found here: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/.
          NOAA?s Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP) is conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). From past experience, NOAA is concerned about oil impacts to fish, shellfish, marine mammals, turtles, birds and other sensitive resources, as well as their habitats, including wetlands, mudflats, beaches, bottom sediments and the water column. Any lost uses of these resources, for example, fishery and beach closures, will also be evaluated. The focus currently is to assemble existing data on resources and their habitats and collect baseline (pre-spill impact) data. Data on oiled resources and habitats are also being collected. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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          <AGL:CONTAINER>Important Contacts </AGL:CONTAINER>


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          • For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Keeley Belva at keeley.belva@noaa.gov or 301.713.3066.
          • For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
          • To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816.
          • To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401.
          • To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what training is required, please phone 866.448.5816.
          • To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858.
          • BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
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          • Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. The Horizon was engaged in drilling activity on behalf of BP at Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. [leaves OR&R site]
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          • Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. [leaves OR&R site]
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          • Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. [leaves OR&R site]
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          "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
          -Nelson Mandela

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          • #6
            Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

            Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
            <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = AGL /><AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 1 --><TABLE height=235 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>Cumulative Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>

            As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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            <AGL:CONTAINER>Updated daily
            Situation: Thursday 06 May </AGL:CONTAINER>
            <AGL:CONTAINER>Today fair weather conditions continued to allow NOAA and other response agencies to conduct operational activities. NOAA overflights observed and tracked several aspects of the oil slick. One overflight flew the southern and eastern edge of the oil slick. NOAA overflights confirmed reports of shoreline oiling in the Chandeleur Islands. During these overflights, trained observers recorded locations of oil, affected wildlife, and other relevant observations. Additional in-situ burns were conducted today. The experimental containment dome arrived at the site of the source. Today, the plan is to lower the structure down, contain the source, and pipe it to the surface where it will be pumped aboard vessels. </AGL:CONTAINER>
            <AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 3 --><TABLE height=372 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>72 Hour Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>
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            <AGL:CONTAINER>Twice daily, NOAA oceanographers continue to release updated trajectory maps showing the predicted trajectory of the oil slick. The latest trajectory forecast shows a potential for westward and southward movement of the oil.
            Drifter buoys have been placed near areas of the slick to provide tracking data that will be used to ground truth NOAA?s predicted trajectories. The buoys transmit location information and can be used by the NOAA modeling team to better understand how currents and winds are moving the slick and accompanying buoys.
            Technical specialists and other personnel from many agencies and organizations are assisting NOAA in providing scientific support for the spill response. NASA has volunteered use of a reconnaissance aircraft for NOAA?s use in conducting overflights of the affected areas. NOAA efforts have included: modeling the trajectory and extent of the oil, getting pre-impact samples surveys and baseline measurements, planning for open water and shoreline remediation, supporting the Unified Command as it analyzes new techniques for handling the spill, and starting Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA). </AGL:CONTAINER>
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            • NOAA?s National Weather Service has created a special forecast for the incident area which you can access here: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lix/
            • NOAA has 3 aircraft on-scene: a King Air specially equipped for photogrammetry and 2 Twin Otter aircraft one for marine mammal observations
            • The Coast Guard is using forecasts and graphics of oil movement prepared by NOAA?s Emergency Response Division (ERD) and Marine Charting Division to keep mariners out of oil areas by depicting them on electronic charts.
            • NOAA restricted fishing in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico directly adjacent to the area closures enacted by Louisiana. The closure, which will be in effect for at least 10 days, is to protect consumers and the seafood industry. NOAA fisheries representatives will be meeting with fishermen this week to assist them. Further details can be found here: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/.
            NOAA?s Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP) is conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). From past experience, NOAA is concerned about oil impacts to fish, shellfish, marine mammals, turtles, birds and other sensitive resources, as well as their habitats, including wetlands, mudflats, beaches, bottom sediments and the water column. Any lost uses of these resources, for example, fishery and beach closures, will also be evaluated. The focus currently is to assemble existing data on resources and their habitats and collect baseline (pre-spill impact) data. Data on oiled resources and habitats are also being collected. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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            <AGL:CONTAINER>Important Contacts </AGL:CONTAINER>


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            • For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Keeley Belva at keeley.belva@noaa.gov or 301.713.3066.
            • For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
            • To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816.
            • To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401.
            • To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what training is required, please phone 866.448.5816.
            • To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858.
            • BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
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            • Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. The Horizon was engaged in drilling activity on behalf of BP at Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. [leaves OR&R site]
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            • Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. [leaves OR&R site]
            </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
            • Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. [leaves OR&R site]
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            "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
            -Nelson Mandela

            Comment

            • #7
              Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

              Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
              <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = AGL /><AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 1 --><TABLE height=235 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>Cumulative Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>

              As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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              <AGL:CONTAINER>Updated daily
              Situation: Friday 07 May </AGL:CONTAINER>
              <AGL:CONTAINER>The experimental containment dome was lowered to just above the sea floor today. The final positioning will be guided via sensors and video cameras to accurately position the structure. Once in position a mile-long riser pipe will be attached to pump oil to a waiting tank vessel. This piping effort may take several days. Meanwhile, response operations continue at more than a dozen command posts and field staging locations across the affected region. The unified command reports that more than 8,500 responders are working on the incident, and approximately 1.89 million gallons of oily liquid have been recovered. </AGL:CONTAINER>
              <AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 3 --><TABLE height=430 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>24 Hour Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>
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              <AGL:CONTAINER>Overflight and shoreline surveys have found emulsified oil within the Breton National Wildlife Refuge. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service closed the Refuge today to allow personnel conducting cleanup operations and recovery efforts to work safely and efficiently.
              NOAA modified the boundaries of the closed fishing area and is extending the fishing restriction until May 17. The federal and state governments have strong systems in place to test and monitor seafood safety, prohibit harvesting from affected areas, and keep oiled products out of the marketplace. NOAA Fisheries continues to work closely with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the states to ensure seafood safety, by assessing whether seafood is tainted or contaminated to levels that pose a risk to human health. NOAA will continue to evaluate the need for fisheries closures based on the evolving nature of the spill.
              NOAA continues to track the floating oil with aircraft and satellite imagery. Twice daily, NOAA oceanographers continue to release updated trajectory maps showing the predicted trajectory of the oil slick. The latest trajectory forecast shows the oil slick generally centered over the leaking well, but spreading both west and east. NOAA efforts have included modeling the trajectory and extent of the oil; obtaining pre-impact samples, surveys, and baseline measurements; planning for open water and shoreline remediation; supporting the Unified Command as it analyzes new techniques for handling the spill; and starting Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA). </AGL:CONTAINER>
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              <AGL:CONTAINER>
              • NOAA?s National Weather Service has created a special forecast for the incident area which you can access here: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lix/
              • NOAA has 3 aircraft on-scene: a King Air specially equipped for photogrammetry and 2 Twin Otter aircraft one for marine mammal observations
              • The Coast Guard is using forecasts and graphics of oil movement prepared by NOAA?s Emergency Response Division (ERD) and Marine Charting Division to keep mariners out of oil areas by depicting them on electronic charts.
              • NOAA restricted fishing in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico directly adjacent to the area closures enacted by Louisiana. The closure, which will be in effect for at least 10 days, is to protect consumers and the seafood industry. NOAA fisheries representatives will be meeting with fishermen this week to assist them. Further details can be found here: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/.
              NOAA?s Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP) is conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). From past experience, NOAA is concerned about oil impacts to fish, shellfish, marine mammals, turtles, birds and other sensitive resources, as well as their habitats, including wetlands, mudflats, beaches, bottom sediments and the water column. Any lost uses of these resources, for example, fishery and beach closures, will also be evaluated. The focus currently is to assemble existing data on resources and their habitats and collect baseline (pre-spill impact) data. Data on oiled resources and habitats are also being collected. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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              <AGL:CONTAINER>Important Contacts </AGL:CONTAINER>


              <AGL:CONTAINER>
              • For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Rachel Wilhelm at rachel.wilhelm@noaa.gov or 301.713.3066.
              • For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
              • To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816.
              • To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401.
              • To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what training is required, please phone 866.448.5816.
              • To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858.
              • BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
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              • Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. The Horizon was engaged in drilling activity on behalf of BP at Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. [leaves OR&R site]
              </TD></TR><TR><TD>
              • Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. [leaves OR&R site]
              </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
              • Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. [leaves OR&R site]
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              "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
              -Nelson Mandela

              Comment

              • #8
                Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

                Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
                <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = AGL /><AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 1 --><TABLE height=235 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>Cumulative Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>

                As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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                <AGL:CONTAINER>Updated daily
                Situation: Saturday 08 May </AGL:CONTAINER>
                <AGL:CONTAINER>The experimental containment dome was successfully positioned over the leaking riser pipe last night, but then had to be removed after a large volume of ice-like methane hydrate crystals accumulated inside of the structure. These crystal hydrates blocked the flow of oil and threatened to lift the dome off the sea floor. The 4-story containment structure now sits on the seafloor next to the leak while experts consider ways to solve this issue. The emergency relief well progress continues and a second well is planned to start next week. To date over 910,000 feet of boom have been placed, another 1.3 million feet have been staged, approximately 2.1 million gallons of oil and water mix have been recovered, and 290,000 gallons of dispersant have been applied to the spilled oil. </AGL:CONTAINER>
                <AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 3 --><TABLE height=422 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>24 Hour Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>
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                <AGL:CONTAINER>NOAA continues to track the floating oil with aircraft and satellite imagery. Twice daily, NOAA oceanographers continue to release updated trajectory maps showing the predicted trajectory of the oil slick. Winds are forecast to have an easterly component from Sunday through Monday. Mississippi Delta, Breton Sound and Chandeleur Sound continue to be threatened by oil contact with shorelines throughout the forecast period. The westerly movement of the oil is expected to continue though the forecast period with the western edge nearing Atchafalaya Bay on Monday. NOAA efforts have included modeling the trajectory and extent of the oil; getting pre-impact samples, surveys, and baseline measurements; planning for open water and shoreline remediation; supporting the Unified Command as it analyzes new techniques for handling the spill; and starting Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA). </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                <AGL:CONTAINER>
                • NOAA?s National Weather Service has created a special forecast for the incident area; see http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lix/
                • NOAA has 3 aircraft on-scene: a King Air specially equipped for photogrammetry and two Twin Otter aircraft, one for marine mammal observations
                • The Coast Guard is using forecasts and graphics of oil movement prepared by NOAA?s Emergency Response Division (ERD) and Marine Charting Division to keep mariners out of oil areas by depicting them on electronic charts.
                • NOAA has restricted fishing in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico directly adjacent to the area closures enacted by Louisiana. The closures are to protect consumers and the seafood industry. Further details can be found here: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/.
                NOAA?s Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP) is conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). From past experience, NOAA is concerned about oil impacts to fish, shellfish, marine mammals, turtles, birds and other sensitive resources, as well as their habitats, including wetlands, mudflats, beaches, bottom sediments and the water column. Any lost uses of these resources, for example, fishery and beach closures, will also be evaluated. The focus currently is to assemble existing data on resources and their habitats and collect baseline (pre-spill impact) data. Data on oiled resources and habitats are also being collected. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                <AGL:CONTAINER>Important Contacts </AGL:CONTAINER>


                <AGL:CONTAINER>
                • For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Rachel Wilhelm at rachel.wilhelm@noaa.gov or 301.713.3066.
                • For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
                • To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816.
                • To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401.
                • To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what training is required, please phone 866.448.5816.
                • To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858.
                • BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
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                • IncidentNews View the most up-to-date information on OR&R's IncidentNews site. [leaves OR&R site]
                </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
                • Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. The Horizon was engaged in drilling activity on behalf of BP at Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                • Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                • Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
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                "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                -Nelson Mandela

                Comment

                • #9
                  Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

                  Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
                  <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = AGL /><AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 1 --><TABLE height=424 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>24 Hour Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>

                  As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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                  <AGL:CONTAINER>Updated daily
                  Situation: Sunday 09 May </AGL:CONTAINER>

                  <AGL:CONTAINER>BP continues to work on solving the problem of ice-like methane hydrate crystals that accumulated inside of the dome intended to capture the leaking oil. A process known as a ?junk shot?, in which debris is injected into the blow out preventer, is being examined. The drilling of the relief wells continues. The latest trajectory models indicate that the predicted persistent winds from the SE next week will continue to move oil westward. Weather today prevented in-situ burning but aerial and surface application of dispersants and skimming operations continued. Over 10,000 personnel are engaged in the response. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                  <AGL:CONTAINER>NOAA continues to track the floating oil with aircraft and satellite imagery. Twice daily, NOAA oceanographers continue to release updated trajectory maps showing the predicted trajectory of the oil slick. Winds are forecast to have an easterly component from Sunday through Monday. Mississippi Delta, Breton Sound and Chandeleur Sound continue to be threatened by oil contact with shorelines throughout the forecast period. The westerly movement of the oil is expected to continue though the forecast period with the western edge nearing Atchafalaya Bay on Monday. NOAA efforts have included modeling the trajectory and extent of the oil; getting pre-impact samples, surveys, and baseline measurements; planning for open water and shoreline remediation; supporting the Unified Command as it analyzes new techniques for handling the spill; and starting Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA). </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                  <AGL:CONTAINER>NOAA?s Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP) is conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). From past experience, NOAA is concerned about oil impacts to fish, shellfish, marine mammals, turtles, birds and other sensitive resources, as well as their habitats, including wetlands, mudflats, beaches, bottom sediments and the water column. Any lost uses of these resources, for example, fishery and beach closures, will also be evaluated. The focus currently is to assemble existing data on resources and their habitats and collect baseline (pre-spill impact) data. Data on oiled resources and habitats are also being collected. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                  <AGL:CONTAINER>Important Contacts </AGL:CONTAINER>


                  <AGL:CONTAINER>
                  • For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Keeley Belva at keely.belva@noaa.gov or 301.713.3066.
                  • For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
                  • To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816.
                  • To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401.
                  • To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what training is required, please phone 866.448.5816.
                  • To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858.
                  • BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
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                  <AGL:CONTAINER><!-- inline linkbox 1 --><TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>More Information about this Incident ? top

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                  • IncidentNews View the most up-to-date information on OR&R's IncidentNews site. [leaves OR&R site]
                  </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
                  • Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. The Horizon was engaged in drilling activity on behalf of BP at Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
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                  • Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                  </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                  • Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
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                  "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                  -Nelson Mandela

                  Comment

                  • #10
                    Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

                    <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=8 summary="for page layout only" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><!-- this td tag contains the center panel of the page --><TD vAlign=top align=left>Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
                    <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = AGL /><AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 1 --><TABLE height=420 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>24 Hour Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>

                    As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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                    <AGL:CONTAINER>Updated daily
                    Situation: Monday 10 May </AGL:CONTAINER>
                    <AGL:CONTAINER>Weather conditions today permitted aerial dispersant application but vessel skimming and in-situ burning operations were halted. Over 1.1 million feet of boom have been placed and drilling continues on the relief wells. Due to the complications with the first experimental containment dome an alternative structure is being developed. The alternative is called a ?top hat?. This structure plans to use warm water and methanol going down the riser to help prevent ice crystals from forming. Overflights today matched well with NOAA trajectory forecasts. The latest forecast indicates that SE winds will persist through the week and continue to move the oil westward. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                    <AGL:CONTAINER>By the Numbers to Date: </AGL:CONTAINER>


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                    • Personnel were quickly deployed and approximately 10,000 are currently responding to protect the shoreline and wildlife.
                    • More than 290 vessels are responding on site, including skimmers, tugs, barges, and recovery vessels to assist in containment and cleanup efforts?in addition to dozens of aircraft, remotely operated vehicles, and multiple mobile offshore drilling units.
                    • More than 1 million feet of boom (regular and sorbent) have been deployed to contain the spill?and more than 1.3 million feet are available.
                    • Nearly 3.5 million gallons of an oil-water mix have been recovered.
                    • Approximately 325,000 gallons of dispersant have been deployed. More than 500,000 gallons are available.
                    • 14 staging areas have been set up to protect vital shoreline in all potentially affected Gulf Coast states (Biloxi, Miss., Pascagoula, Miss., Pensacola, Fla., Panama City, Fla., Dauphin Island, Ala., Grand Isle, La., Shell Beach, La., Slidell, La., Venice, La., Orange Beach, Al., Theodore, Al., Pass Christian, Ms., Amelia, La., and Cocodrie, La.).
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                    <AGL:CONTAINER></AGL:CONTAINER>
                    <AGL:CONTAINER>NOAA?s Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP) is conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). From past experience, NOAA is concerned about oil impacts to fish, shellfish, marine mammals, turtles, birds and other sensitive resources, as well as their habitats, including wetlands, mudflats, beaches, bottom sediments and the water column. Any lost uses of these resources, for example, fishery and beach closures, will also be evaluated. The focus currently is to assemble existing data on resources and their habitats and collect baseline (pre-spill impact) data. Data on oiled resources and habitats are also being collected. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                    <AGL:CONTAINER>Important Contacts </AGL:CONTAINER>
                    <AGL:CONTAINER>
                    • For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Keeley Belva at keeley.belva@noaa.gov or 301.713.3066.
                    • For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
                    • To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816.
                    • To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401.
                    • To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what training is required, please phone 866.448.5816.
                    • To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858.
                    • BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
                    </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                    <AGL:CONTAINER><!-- inline linkbox 1 --><TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>More Information about this Incident ? top

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                    • IncidentNews View the most up-to-date information on OR&R's IncidentNews site. [leaves OR&R site]
                    </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
                    • Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. The Horizon was engaged in drilling activity on behalf of BP at Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                    </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                    • Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                    </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                    • Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
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                    response.restoration.noaa.gov
                    http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.php?RECORD_KEY(entry_subtopic_topic)=entry_id,subtopic_id,topic_id&entry_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=809&subtopic_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=2&topic_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=1

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                    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                    -Nelson Mandela

                    Comment

                    • #11
                      Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

                      Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
                      <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = AGL /><AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 1 --><TABLE height=415 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>24 Hour Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>

                      As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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                      <AGL:CONTAINER>Updated daily
                      Situation: Tuesday 11 May </AGL:CONTAINER>

                      <AGL:CONTAINER>Today weather conditions prevented vessel skimming and in-situ burning operations, but overflights and SCAT teams were in the field. Sea conditions are expected to moderate over the course of the week and marine operations are expected to recommence. Also today, NOAA Fisheries announced modifications to the area closed to fishing in the Gulf of Mexico due to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill, which now will include federal waters seaward of Louisiana State waters in the vicinity of Timbalier Island, to waters off Florida?s Choctawhatchee Bay. These changes will leave more than 93 percent of the Gulf?s federal waters open for fishing, and supporting productive fisheries and tourism.
                      NASA mobilized its remote-sensing assets to help assess the spread and impact of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill at the request of U.S. disaster response agencies. NASA has deployed its instrumented research aircraft, the Earth Resources-2 (ER-2), to the Gulf. The agency is also making extra satellite observations and conducting
                      additional data processing to assist NOAA, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Department of Homeland Security in monitoring the spill. NOAA is sending one of its top fisheries science directors to the Gulf this week to lead its effort to rapidly assess, test, and report findings about risks posed to fish in the Gulf of Mexico by contaminants from the
                      BP oil spill and clean-up activities. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                      <AGL:CONTAINER>Response to date </AGL:CONTAINER>


                      <AGL:CONTAINER>
                      • Personnel were quickly deployed and approximately 13,000 are currently responding to protect the shoreline and wildlife.
                      • More than 460 vessels are responding on-site, including skimmers, tugs, barges, and recovery vessels to assist in containment and cleanup efforts?in addition to dozens of aircraft, remotely operated vehicles, and multiple mobile offshore drilling units.
                      • Approximately 1.4 million feet of boom (regular and sorbent) have been deployed to contain the spill?and approximately 1.4 million feet are available.
                      • Approximately 3.6 million gallons of an oil-water mix have been recovered.
                      • Approximately 372,000 gallons of dispersant have been deployed.
                      • More than 180,000 gallons are available.
                      • 14 staging areas have been set up to protect vital shoreline in all potentially affected Gulf Coast states (Biloxi, Miss., Pascagoula, Miss., Pensacola, Fla., Panama City, Fla., Dauphin Island, Ala., Grand Isle, La., Shell Beach, La., Slidell, La., Venice, La., Orange Beach, Al., Theodore, Al., Pass Christian, Ms., Amelia, La., and Cocodrie, La.).
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                      <AGL:CONTAINER></AGL:CONTAINER>
                      <AGL:CONTAINER>NOAA?s Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP) is conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). From past experience, NOAA is concerned about oil impacts to fish, shellfish, marine mammals, turtles, birds and other sensitive resources, as well as their habitats, including wetlands, mudflats, beaches, bottom sediments and the water column. Any lost uses of these resources, for example, fishery and beach closures, will also be evaluated. The focus currently is to assemble existing data on resources and their habitats and collect baseline (pre-spill impact) data. Data on oiled resources and habitats are also being collected. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                      <AGL:CONTAINER>Important Contacts </AGL:CONTAINER>


                      <AGL:CONTAINER>
                      • For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Keeley Belva at keeley.belva@noaa.gov or 301.713.3066.
                      • For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
                      • To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816.
                      • To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401.
                      • To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what training is required, please phone 866.448.5816.
                      • To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858.
                      • BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
                      </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                      <AGL:CONTAINER><!-- inline linkbox 1 --><TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>More Information about this Incident ? top

                      </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                      • IncidentNews View the most up-to-date information on OR&R's IncidentNews site. [leaves OR&R site]
                      </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
                      • Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. The Horizon was engaged in drilling activity on behalf of BP at Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                      </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                      • Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                      </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                      • Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
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                      "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                      -Nelson Mandela

                      Comment

                      • #12
                        Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

                        Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
                        <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = AGL /><AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 1 --><TABLE height=396 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>24 Hour Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>

                        As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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                        <AGL:CONTAINER>Updated daily
                        Situation: Wednesday 12 May </AGL:CONTAINER>

                        <AGL:CONTAINER>Today, Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of NOAA, participated in a media briefing on the use of dispersants with EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Dave Westerholm, the Director of NOAA?s Office of Response and Restoration, and others.
                        Mary Glackin, Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere; Buck Sutter, Gulf of Mexico Regional Team Lead, National Marine Fisheries Service; and David Kennedy, the acting Assistant Administrator for NOAA's Ocean Service are confirmed to attend three EPA sessions scheduled Wednesday and Thursday in various regions in the Gulf. These meetings are designed to bring together local leaders and community members with federal representatives from NOAA, Department of Interior, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security and the Coast Guard to discuss meaningful solutions and strategies to work together to address the spill.
                        Dr. Larry Robinson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere at NOAA and David Kennedy visited the <ACRONYM title="Joint Information Center">JIC</ACRONYM> in Robert, Louisiana today and will remain in Louisiana for another day or two. Oil continues to spread with winds and currents. With the persistent SE winds this week, the oil may pose a threat to Breton Sound and the Mississippi Delta. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                        <AGL:CONTAINER>Response to date </AGL:CONTAINER>


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                        • Total response vessels: more than 517
                        • Boom deployed: more than 1.5 million feet (regular plus sorbent boom)
                        • Boom available: more than 1.4 million feet (regular plus sorbent boom)
                        • Oily water recovered: approximately 4 million gallons
                        • Dispersant used: approximately 436,246 gallons
                        • Dispersant available: approximately 120,00 gallons
                        • Overall personnel responding: approximately 13,000
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                        <AGL:CONTAINER></AGL:CONTAINER>
                        <AGL:CONTAINER>NOAA?s Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP) is conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). From past experience, NOAA is concerned about oil impacts to fish, shellfish, marine mammals, turtles, birds and other sensitive resources, as well as their habitats, including wetlands, mudflats, beaches, bottom sediments and the water column. Any lost uses of these resources, for example, fishery and beach closures, will also be evaluated. The focus currently is to assemble existing data on resources and their habitats and collect baseline (pre-spill impact) data. Data on oiled resources and habitats are also being collected. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                        <AGL:CONTAINER>Important Contacts </AGL:CONTAINER>


                        <AGL:CONTAINER>
                        • For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Keeley Belva at keeley.belva@noaa.gov or 301.713.3066.
                        • For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
                        • To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816.
                        • To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401.
                        • To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what training is required, please phone 866.448.5816.
                        • To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858.
                        • BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
                        </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                        <AGL:CONTAINER><!-- inline linkbox 1 --><TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>More Information about this Incident ? top

                        </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                        • IncidentNews View the most up-to-date information on OR&R's IncidentNews site. [leaves OR&R site]
                        </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
                        • Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. The Horizon was engaged in drilling activity on behalf of BP at Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                        </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                        • Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                        </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                        • Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
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                        "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                        -Nelson Mandela

                        Comment

                        • #13
                          Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

                          Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
                          <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = AGL /><AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 1 --><TABLE height=400 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>24 Hour Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>

                          As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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                          <AGL:CONTAINER>Updated daily
                          Situation: Thursday 13 May </AGL:CONTAINER>

                          <AGL:CONTAINER>Today, David Kennedy, acting Assistant Administrator for NOAA?s National Ocean Service joined EPA at a community listening session in Houma, Louisiana while Dr. Larry Robinson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere at NOAA received operational updates on Shoreline Clean-up and Assessment Team activities on Dauphin Island, Alabama, at the incident command center in Mobile. Also today, Mary Glackin, Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere at NOAA participated in a federal agency community information session in Port Sulphur, Louisiana. Mary Glackin also conducted an overflight of the oil spill.
                          All ports in the area are open. Winds are expected to continue into the weekend with scattered thunderstorms, and isolated rain Monday and Tuesday. A cold front is expected in about a week. NOAA?s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center are conducting bottlenose dolphin studies in Mississippi and Louisiana. The samples will be used to evaluate baseline levels of exposure to oil and other environmental contaminants. The team will be working near Grand Isle, Louisiana, and in Mississippi Sound. Fish and shrimp are being monitored in the closed areas. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                          <AGL:CONTAINER>Response to date </AGL:CONTAINER>


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                          • Total response vessels: 526
                          • Containment boom deployed: over 1.1 million feet
                          • Containment boom available: over 300,000 feet
                          • Sorbent boom deployed: over 320,000 feet
                          • Sorbent boom available: over 850,000 feet
                          • Boom deployed: over 1.4 million feet (regular plus sorbent and fire boom)
                          • Boom available: over 1 million feet (regular plus sorbent and fire boom)
                          • Oily water recovered: more than 5 million gallons
                          • Dispersant used: over 475,000 gallons
                          • Dispersant available: more than 215,000 gallons
                          • Overall personnel responding: more than 13,000
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                          <AGL:CONTAINER>NOAA?s Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP) is conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). From past experience, NOAA is concerned about oil impacts to fish, shellfish, marine mammals, turtles, birds and other sensitive resources, as well as their habitats, including wetlands, mudflats, beaches, bottom sediments and the water column. Any lost uses of these resources, for example, fishery and beach closures, will also be evaluated. The focus currently is to assemble existing data on resources and their habitats and collect baseline (pre-spill impact) data. Data on oiled resources and habitats are also being collected. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                          <AGL:CONTAINER>Important Contacts </AGL:CONTAINER>


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                          • For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Keeley Belva at keeley.belva@noaa.gov or 301.713.3066.
                          • For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
                          • To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816.
                          • To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401.
                          • To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what training is required, please phone 866.448.5816.
                          • To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858.
                          • BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
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                          • IncidentNews View the most up-to-date information on OR&R's IncidentNews site. [leaves OR&R site]
                          </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
                          • Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. The Horizon was engaged in drilling activity on behalf of BP at Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
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                          • Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                          </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                          • Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
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                          "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                          -Nelson Mandela

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                          • #14
                            Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

                            Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
                            <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = AGL /><AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 1 --><TABLE height=393 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>24 Hour Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>

                            As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
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                            <AGL:CONTAINER>Updated daily
                            Situation: Friday 14 May </AGL:CONTAINER>

                            <AGL:CONTAINER>NOAA continues to provide scientific support including: modeling the trajectory and location of the oil, getting pre-impact shoreline samples surveys and baseline measurements, and planning for open water and shoreline remediation.
                            NOAA?s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center are conducting bottlenose dolphin studies in Mississippi and Louisiana. The samples will be used to evaluate baseline levels of exposure to oil and other environmental contaminants. The team is working near Grand Isle, La., and in Mississippi Sound.
                            The NOAA Research funded cruise of the R/V PELICAN is back at the spill site with six scientists from National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology. Scientists are currently engaged in two efforts to learn more about subsurface oil.
                            NOAA Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Teams (SCAT) surveyed 19 miles of Dauphin Island, Ala., and the Jackson County shoreline with minimal tarball findings. An additional five teams were deployed to Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge (Ala.) to recover tarballs.
                            NOAA also flew missions for marine mammal surveys, coastal photography and mapping purposes. Today NOAA Modified Commercial and Recreational Fishing Closure in the Oil-Affected Portions of the Gulf of Mexico -- All commercial and recreational fishing including catch and release is prohibited in the closed area; however, transit through the area is allowed. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                            <AGL:CONTAINER>Response to date </AGL:CONTAINER>


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                            • Total response vessels: 559
                            • Containment Boom deployed: over 1.2 million feet
                            • Containment boom available: nearly 200,000 feet
                            • Sorbent boom deployed: over 385,000 feet
                            • Sorbent boom available: over 870,000 feet
                            • Boom deployed: over 1.5 million feet (regular plus sorbent and fire boom)
                            • Boom available: over 1 million feet (regular plus sorbent and boom)
                            • Oily water recovered: more than 6 million gallons
                            • Dispersant used: over 517,000 gallon
                            • Dispersant available: more than 250,000 gallons
                            • Overall personnel responding: more than 17,000
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                            <AGL:CONTAINER></AGL:CONTAINER>
                            <AGL:CONTAINER>NOAA?s Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP) is conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). From past experience, NOAA is concerned about oil impacts to fish, shellfish, marine mammals, turtles, birds and other sensitive resources, as well as their habitats, including wetlands, mudflats, beaches, bottom sediments and the water column. Any lost uses of these resources, for example, fishery and beach closures, will also be evaluated. The focus currently is to assemble existing data on resources and their habitats and collect baseline (pre-spill impact) data. Data on oiled resources and habitats are also being collected. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                            <AGL:CONTAINER>Important Contacts </AGL:CONTAINER>


                            <AGL:CONTAINER>
                            • For NOAA media inquiries, please contact nos.media@noaa.gov or 301.713.3066.
                            • For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
                            • To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816.
                            • To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401.
                            • To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what training is required, please phone 866.448.5816.
                            • To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858.
                            • BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
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                            <AGL:CONTAINER><!-- inline linkbox 1 --><TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>More Information about this Incident ? top

                            </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                            • IncidentNews View the most up-to-date information on OR&R's IncidentNews site. [leaves OR&R site]
                            </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
                            • Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. The Horizon was engaged in drilling activity on behalf of BP at Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                            </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                            • Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                            </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                            • Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
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                            </AGL:CONTAINER>http://response.restoration.noaa.gov...topic_topic)=1
                            "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                            -Nelson Mandela

                            Comment

                            • #15
                              Re: NOAA update on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

                              <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=8 summary="for page layout only" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><!-- this td tag contains the center panel of the page --><TD vAlign=top align=left>Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
                              <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = AGL /><AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 1 --><TABLE height=389 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=304 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle><AGL:CONTAINER>24 Hour Trajectory Map: Jump down to Current Trajectory Maps on this page for full-sized versions. </AGL:CONTAINER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></AGL:CONTAINER>

                              As the nation?s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations. More
                              <AGL:CONTAINER><!-- title / graphic / text block 2 --></AGL:CONTAINER>
                              <AGL:CONTAINER>Updated daily
                              Situation: Saturday 15 May </AGL:CONTAINER>

                              <AGL:CONTAINER>NOAA continues to provide scientific support including: modeling the trajectory and location of the oil, conducting shoreline oil assessment surveys, conducting oil chemistry analyses and evaluating open water and shoreline remediation techniques.
                              Undersea dispersant application resumed this morning and BP is doing continuous testing. If tests reveal something we are concerned about the dispersant application will be stopped.
                              Skimming and in-situ burning was planned but postponed until the weather is more moderate. Aerial dispersant application did take place.
                              Tarballs were reported west of Galveston, Texas to the Florida panhandle. Testing already underway has shown some tarballs to be from this spill and others not. As of today, 1.6 million feet of boom have been deployed, and all the ports remain open. Over 11,000 people were working on the response today. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                              <AGL:CONTAINER></AGL:CONTAINER>
                              <AGL:CONTAINER>NOAA?s Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP) is conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). From past experience, NOAA is concerned about oil impacts to fish, shellfish, marine mammals, turtles, birds and other sensitive resources, as well as their habitats, including wetlands, mudflats, beaches, bottom sediments and the water column. Any lost uses of these resources, for example, fishery and beach closures, will also be evaluated. The focus currently is to assemble existing data on resources and their habitats and collect baseline (pre-spill impact) data. Data on oiled resources and habitats are also being collected. </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                              <AGL:CONTAINER>Important Contacts </AGL:CONTAINER>
                              <AGL:CONTAINER>
                              • For NOAA media inquiries, please contact nos.media@noaa.gov or 301.713.3066.
                              • For response-related inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center (JIC) at 985.902.5231 or 985.902.5240.
                              • To report oil on land, or for general community information, please phone 866.448.5816.
                              • To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866.557.1401.
                              • To learn about volunteer opportunities in all areas and what training is required, please phone 866.448.5816.
                              • To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800.440.0858.
                              • BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
                              </AGL:CONTAINER>
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                              <AGL:CONTAINER><!-- inline linkbox 1 --><TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>More Information about this Incident ? top

                              </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                              • IncidentNews View the most up-to-date information on OR&R's IncidentNews site. [leaves OR&R site]
                              </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>
                              • Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deep Water Horizon. The Horizon was engaged in drilling activity on behalf of BP at Mississippi Canyon Block 252, about 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                              </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                              • Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
                              </TD></TR><TR><TD>
                              • Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter This site is providing information regarding the April 20 incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving a Transocean drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon. Leaves NOAA for a non-government site [leaves OR&R site]
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                              "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                              -Nelson Mandela

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