President Obama arrived at the Gulf of Mexico to extend support to the people and get the first hand update of the efforts to contain the devastating oil spill in the gulf of mexico. Soon after arrival, Obama met Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government’s point man for the disaster and the governors of Louisiana Bobby Jindal, Florida and Alabama and other officials. After reviewing the situation, Obama left for Grand Isle, LA., the only island to be least affected by the devastating spill.
The president's visit to the Gulf came as BP engineers made a fresh attempt to fix the problem. The engineers have put a cap over the oil gusher. Though the cap was placed over the oil gusher, the oil continued to spew into the water. Engineers also stepped up efforts to close various open vents on the cap.
The effect of the BP’s attempt to contain spill was widely felt. Swimmers at Pensacola Beach rushed out the water after waves of gooey tar blob mounted on the beaches. Brown pelicans coated in oil fought hard to make it the surface. The seawater along the beaches of East Grand Terre near Grand Isle, La., changed color in much like the color drying blood.
"In Revelations, it says the water will turn to blood. That's what it looks like out here — like the Gulf is bleeding," said P.J. Hahn, director of coastal zone management for Plaquemines Parish as he kneeled down to take a picture of an oil-coated feather. "This is going to choke the life out of everything."
Obama had also come under scanner for the spillover with polls showing rise of negative toward the president's own handling of the matter. President Barack Obama recently said that he was "furious" about the situation.
