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Environmental groups question oyster safety

Sampling by environmental groups has found oysters contaminated with oil along the Louisiana coast befouled by the BP PLC oil spill, a finding that casts doubt

Cretul: No need for Fla. special session on spill

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Another delay hits final plugging of BP's well

BP PLC says high seas on the Gulf of Mexico have delayed operations to raise the piece of equipment from the seabed that failed to prevent the massive oil

Fla. oil claims a sticky situation

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More federal waters in Gulf reopening to fishing

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US Prepares to Fight Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Fraud Claims

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For Gulf Tourism, Problem Is Perception, Not Oil

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Jay Leno Raises $100K For Gulf Coast Cleanup

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Obama Spill Chief Defends Oil Cleanup Figures

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  • Oil spill in photos
Photos: C-130 flies over oil spill

A view of the Deepwater Horizon platform and the oil spill, as seen from a Coast…

Photos: tar balls, USCG in Pensacola

These photos from FOX 13 reporter Chris Chmura show the tar balls beginning to …

  • Proposed oil spill fixes
  • Oil rig fire videos
Oil rig fire: Coast Guard video

A look at firefighters battling the Deepwater Horizons oil platform fire, as …

Oil rig fire: Nighttime video

The burning Deepwater Horizons rig looks dramatic set against the night sky.

  • 1993 Tampa Bay oil spill revisited
When oil soiled Bay Area beaches

If you want to know what it would be like if the Bay Area got hit by an oil …

Video: Tampa Bay's 1993 oil spill

In 1993, a barge carrying oil and fuel collided with two other ships in Tampa …

  • Phone numbers and links
  

Florida Emergency Information Hotline: 1-800-342-3557
 
Other numbers:

  • Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information:
    (866)-448-5816

  • Submit alternative response technology, services or products:
    (281) 366-5511

  • Submit your vessel as a vessel of opportunity skimming system:
    (281) 366-5511

  • Submit a claim for damages:
    (800) 440-0858

  • Report oiled wildlife:
    (866) 557-1401

 

Links:

Deepwater Horizon website:
http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/

BP's Florida-specific site: http://www.floridagulfresponse.com/

Trajectory map of oil spill: http://deepwaterhorizon.noaa.gov/

NASA photos of the spill from space: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/event.php?id=43733

 

  • Gulf Currents
  • Live video feed of leak source

This is a live video feed from the site of the oil leak, courtesy BP.  Note that this feed has only been working occasionally, likely because of high viewership demand.  If it's not working for you right now, check back later.

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  • Panhandle preps

Photos: Panhandle preps for oil

FOX 13's Chris Chmura filed these photos from the Florida Panhandle as the …