Gulf Oil Spill Begins To Reach Land As BP Struggles To Contain Leak

GULF OF MEXICO - MAY 09: Boats pull an oil boom behind them as they skim the oil from the surface near where the Deepwater Horizon oil platform sank as work continues to contain the leak on May 9, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. The Deepwater Horizon oil rig operated by BP is leaking an estimated 5,000 barrels of oil a day into the Gulf and the slick has now reached nearby land. Efforts to contain the spill, including a 98-ton containment box to cap the leak, have done little to slow its flow. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)