An image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Aqua satellite on Tuesday shows significant amounts of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. The difference between the oil-smoothed water and rougher surface of the clean water is enhanced by sunglint. The slick appears as a silvery-gray patch in the center of the image. The tip of the Mississippi Delta is at upper left. NASA / MODIS / Aqua

By The Times-Picayune
May 12, 2010, 2:19PM The state says oil from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has reached the shoreline of Whiskey Island, one of the barrier islands off the coast of Terrebonne Parish. Aerial reconnaissance also showed possible oil impact on Raccoon Island, another of the barrier islands off the parish’s coast. Other areas where oil has been confirmed include South Pass and the Chandeleur Islands. The Joint Command of the state’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness said in a news release Wednesday that 60 workers were deployed to South Pass to clean up the oil there. Rough sea conditions have hampered efforts to dispatch cleanup teams to other shorelines impacted by oil, the news release said.

Oil on shore of barrier island off Terrebonne Parish, state reports