Oil spill at 4 million gallons; Mobile Bay protection plan stymied by currents
By Rena Havner Philips

May 11, 2010, 5:00AM

(Courtesy NOAA)This NOAA map shows the forecast location of the oil spill at 6 a.m. today.Strong currents have knocked down some of the 50-foot-long wood piling set under water to anchor boom across the Mobile Bay, leaving state officials looking for a new option to block a Gulf oil spill that officials said Monday tops 4 million gallons.

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