The United States Coast Guard says it will drop a match onto the massive oil slick drifting toward the Louisiana coast.
The United States Coast Guard says it will drop a match onto a portion of the massive oil slick drifting toward the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico stemming from last week's rig explosion and collapse. That slick is now roughly 20 miles from critical wetland habitats of Louisiana wildlife.
For current NASA images of the spill, click here.
To follow the Coast Guard operation, visit the agency's Web site.