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These were actually part of the defenses for the coastal areas here to keep the oil from getting into lake ponchartrain. so there's a lot of moving parts that have to move back to where they were as they were fighting this oil. but right now all eyes are on that drilling platform. how soon can they get that back up? they're hoping within a matter of days to be back on track. but so far this storm that actually didn't happen as it fell apart on its way here has actually cost this operation probably, don, about a week. >> okay. so that's the time frame. for about a week. everyone, i ask you ever...

An hour ago that the u.s. coast guard confirms teams have actually started lighting patches of that oil spill on fire to keep the oil from reaching shore. this all started when a drilling platform exploded and then sank in the gulf last week, leaving an open well spewing oil deep below the water's surface. at last check, the enormous oil slick that well created was just 16 miles from venice, louisiana. if crews cannot stop it from reaching the coast line, the consequences could be disastrous for people who depend on the area to make their living and for the hundreds of species of animals that ...

Latest updates on this topic from reliable sources.

Latest updates on this topic from reliable sources.

Wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jessica yellin. you're in "the situation room." it began with a powerful explosion less than 24 hours ago. a column of flames shooting into the night sky over the gulf of mexico. at last word, the oil rig still was burning and could topple into the water at any moment. helicopters and ships are frantically searching the waters off venice, louisiana, for 11 people who are missing after the blast. 17 were hurt, at least three critically. but most of the 126 people on board the deep water verizon drilling platform apparently escaped safely. the company that owns t...