Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough said the sheen, about 100 feet wide, was spotted near the platform. Firefighting vessels were battling the flames.
Thursday, Sep. 2, 2010
FROM THE JOURNAL GAZETTE
FROM THE NEWS-SENTINEL
NEW ORLEANS, La. — A mile-long oil sheen spread today from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP’s massive spill.
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