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This net was dipped into a marsh by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Wednesday to show the extent of the spill damage in Pass a Loutre, La. "This is heavy oil in our wetlands," he said during a boat tour.
msnbc.com staff and news service reports
updated 3:30 p.m. CT, Wed., May 19, 2010
WASHINGTON - The latest satellite and overflight data shows a "small portion" of the BP oil slick has reached the Loop Current "in the form of light to very light sheens," the federal government said Wednesday.
But the update also cautioned that "in the time it would take for oil to travel to the vicinity of the Florida Straits, any oil would be highly weathered and both the natural process of evaporation and the application of chemical dispersants would reduce the oil volume significantly."
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