.jpg)
Heavy oil approaches the beach in Orange Beach, Ala., Saturday, June 12, 2010 AP Photo/Dave Martin
June 13, 2010 - Yesterday, as the fight continued to capture the oil gushing out a mile down on the seafloor in the Gulf of Mexico (live stream) from the BP's Deepwater Horizon ruptured well, the beaches of Alabama saw the first heavy onslaught of crude. It was not unexpected, but the timing and the amount of oil in this wave of black and reddish brown that hit Gulf Shores and Orange Beach was suprising.
July 8, 2010
Gulf oil spill update: More tar balls hit Texas, NOAA forecast, oil on Orange Beach (pictures)
June 25, 2010:
Gulf oil spill update: Pensacola Beach, Gulf Shores and Mississippi Sound (new pictures)
Throughout the time since the Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20, 2010, that killed 11 workers and set in motion the worst environmental catastrophe in United States history, the one constant has been the uncertainty of where the oil would move and how fast. See full-size NOAA forecast map for June 13 and June 14.
Updated to add:
Gulf oil spill update: Stranded dolphin, health advisory, Pensacola Beach sees oil (pictures)
Reports from Alabama beaches:
Al.com from Gulf Shores: "As far as he could see Saturday afternoon, the white sand at the shoreline had turned black." Read the rest of the story ...
Associated Press from Orange Beach: The Alabama coast took its worst hit yet from the Gulf oil spill on a weekend when the beaches usually start attracting hordes of early summer tourists. Tony Tingle, a visitor from Trussville, Ala., said Saturday the coast "smelled like a machine shop." Read more ...
| Flyover video: Oil washes ashore at Gulf Shores |
More oil spill news:
Gulf oil spill: June 12, Gulf Shores, Pensacola Pass, Petit Bois and Horn Islands, NOAA map
Gulf oil spill update: June 11, from Louisiana to Florida, aerial views, oil threats (pictures)
Gulf oil spill breaking news: Flow rate is much higher than official estimate
Gulf oil spill update June 9: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, NOAA map (photos, video)
Comments
That is some bad photography. Cameraman, focus on holding the camera VERY still and panning slowly.
it's easy to criticize from the arm chair... why don't you try using a hand held camera and say focused on the subject while the copter pilot flies over it...
Thanks for posting this. I just had to cancel my trip to Orange Beach, but now I am glad I did.
come on to the beach its not bad at all
Got something to say?
Examiner.com is looking for writers, photographers, and videographers to join the fastest growing group of local insiders. If you are interested in growing your online rep apply to be an Examiner today!