New article for the AP says the well is leaking much more oil then originally estimated.
Just wanted to post this update of this terrible situation.
A new oil leak was discovered at the site in the Gulf of Mexico where a drilling rig exploded and sank, and experts now estimate that five times more has been spilling into the water a day than previously believed, the Coast Guard said late Wednesday.
Now NOAA estimates 5000 barrels a day of oil is leaking, up from previous estimates of 1000.
New AP update-New Oil Leak
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The bad news continues in the Gulf of Mexico.