Still hanging on and waiting.

There is a lot of confusion about "THE BURN". They are not going to set the entire gulf on fire. It will be confined and controlled. Much of our land has already been boomed. This is above and beyond the million plus feet of oil skimming booms out there working on the actual spill. Just have to take one day at a time.

At least at this time we have a nice home to stay in. This will be a cake walk compared to what we went through in 2005. Worse case sinerio I could let them know I have a 100 ton license and run a crew boat for anybody down here. There are not enough captains to run the boats needed for this. The days straight and hours required do not look like what I would want to do at this time in my life.

There is a use for boats like mine just to move the media around and it looks like I will be doing some of that. Not realy getting involved right now. Tomorrow may be another story. Kind of on a wait and see.

Life is Good!

Fishing ain't right now. The inshore fishing is still going full bore at this time. Specks and reds doing well.

The ongoing flow is now projected > 200,000 gallons per day - 5 times original estimate. The slick at its present size is nearly enough to cover the whole of our Long Island Sound + 200,000 per day ongoing.
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New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- The U.S. military may be called on to assist authorities scrambling to mitigate a potential environmental disaster posed by an oil spill expanding toward the Gulf Coast, the Coast Guard said Thursday.

In addition, another controlled burn of the oil slick may be conducted, Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Erik Swanson said.

"We're preparing as many resources as possible," Swanson said, "and we're considering many different options."

Those options include bringing in the Department of Defense, he said. The military could be enlisted to drop or spray more dispersants on the oil, although specifics are still being developed, Swanson said.

Officials said late Wednesday the estimated amount of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico from three underwater leaks after last week's oil rig explosion has increased to as many as 5,000 barrels, or 210,000 gallons, a day -- five times more than what was initially believed.

I've read that BP is willing to take any help offered. Some correspondence comes across somewhat passive.

BP should be breaking their huge piggy bank and pay to get this done!!

Hoop,........SO sorry you guys have to go through this Now,...Like yal and the area haven't been thru enuff..........What a BRILLIANT effort this government has put forward,....... SHAMEFUL,...good luck to you and all the other fisherman,...Each and everyone of you are in our thoughts......

They better get that well capped!!!!!!!!!!!!