A large oil slick floats atop the surface of the Gulf of Mexico about one mile south of Perdido Key, Florida.
Source: U.S. Coast Guard, June 12, 2010.

Tracking the Spill

Below is a list of websites that have useful maps and other tracking tools. indicates a recently added link.

• Geospatial Tracking Map - Florida Disaster State Emergency Response Team (SERT) Geospatial Assessment Tool for Operations and response
• NOAA Oil Spill Tracking
• NOAA: Latest imagery of Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico from optical sensors
• New York Times Tracking the Spill: Interactive Map - Contains tracking information, oil landfalls, containment efforts, effects on wildlife, investigations, and video.
• Florida State University Oil Spill Tracking
• ROFFS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Monitoring
• University of South Florida Oil Spill Tracking