Tropical Storm Alex Brings BP Oil Clean-Up To A Halt

By: Lynn Ryan

Controlled burns of oil on Gulf waters, flights spraying the disperant chemical Corexit 9500, booming

operations, and all beach clean-up efforts came to a halt Tuesday due to tropical storm Alex. A BP

employee  stated, “Today more oil is expected to be pushed ashore along the  Mississippi coast

and other coastal areas due to 4 foot seas and strong gusty winds created by tropical storm Alex.

It may be several days before all clean-up efforts are resumed.”