State Confirms - Oil Coming Ashore On Barrier Islands In Terrebonne Parish

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An image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Aqua satellite on Tuesday shows significant amounts of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil slicks become most visible in photo-like satellite images when they appear in a swath of the image called the sunglint region--where the mirror-like reflection of the Sun is blurred by ocean waves into a washed-out strip of brightness. In these cases, the difference between the oil-smoothed water and rougher surface of the clean water is enhanced. The slick appears as a silvery-gray patch in the center of the image. The tip of the Mississippi Delta is at upper left. Wispy clouds make it hard to determine whether any of the streamers or smaller patches of oil extend northeast of the main slick.

The state says oil from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has reached the shoreline of Whiskey Island, one of the barrier islands off the coast of Terrebonne Parish. Aerial reconnaissance also showed possible oil impact on Raccoon Island, another of the barrier islands off the parish's coast.

Other areas where oil has beeen confirmed include South Pass and the Chandeleur Islands. The Joint Command of the state's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness said in a news release Wednesday that 60 workers were deployed to South Pass to clean up the oil there.

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