New plume found 20 miles off Mobile Bay


Washington Post is reporting University of South Florida researchers have found a new huge plume underwater that is northeast of the Deepwater Horizon rig. It’s made up of dissolved oil (i.e. disperants, thanks BP and Congressman Miller) and is about six miles wide, and extends from the surface down to a depth of about 3,200 ft.

Instead of floating on top of the water, it may be moving beneath it—which means containment booms are useless. NPR is reporting the plume is only 20 miles off of Mobile Bay. *%$#$%#W@!

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Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”