Workers are racing against time to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil slick hitting the coast of the southern United States.
Cleanup crews are hoping to take advantage of another day of calm seas in their fight to contain the spill.
The slick is expected to move little in the next 48 hours, as a flotilla of boats works to lay miles of protective containment booms.
A giant containment dome that BP will place on the ocean floor to contain the spill should begin capturing oil on Monday, an executive said.
US officials are also planning a controlled burn of oil in open water in an effort to protect shoreline and wildlife.
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