offshore surface oil forecast thru Friday, June 4 (offered with no comment)

[nashville_brook]

[Statistical]

1. Anyone think Cuba is going to the US government? n/t

[nashville_brook]

2. you mean, like Cuba might seek assistance from the US for clean-up?

[Statistical]

3. That and/or sue for damages.

While BP is liable the US government and its utter incompetent oversight is also liable.
BP could not drill unless the US government approved the permit. They simply rubber stamped it and hoped a blowout wouldn't happen.

I figure Cuba would sue the US just for the chance to "stick it" to its largest adversary it if nothing else.

[nashville_brook]

4. wow. stay tuned.

[Juneboarder]

5. I've been wondering about Cuba myself...

They're pretty close to the direct path and yet you hear hardly anything at all about Cuba. The sad thing is that if they become surrounded by oil, what will they do? Will they be able to last on the island? Will their country be completely uninhabitable because of the oil and fumes?

[Are_grits_groceries]

6. It's being worked on and has been: APNewsBreak: US and Cuba hold talks on oil spill

HAVANA – U.S and Cuban officials are holding "working level" talks on how to respond to the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill that is believed to be dumping some 5,000 barrels of crude a day into the Gulf of Mexico, two State Department officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The talks add to signs of concern that strong currents could carry the slick far from the site of the spill, possibly threatening the Florida Keys and the pristine white beaches along Cuba's northern coast.

They are also a rare moment of cooperation between two countries locked in conflict for more than half a century.

"I can confirm that they are ongoing and going on at the working level," State Department Spokesman Gordon Duguid told reporters in Washington. "It is incumbent upon us to inform all of our neighbors, not just the islands, but those countries that could be affected by disasters that happen within our territorial waters."
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"We provided background related to the cause of the spill, stressed that stopping the oil leak is our top priority and explained the projected movement of the spill," Duguid said. "We also communicated the U.S. desire to maintain a clear line of communication with the Cuban government on developments."

It was not clear if the U.S. has offered assistance to Havana in the event the oil hits Cuban beaches, or if officials here would accept. In 2005, then-President Fidel Castro offered the U.S. medical assistance after Hurricane Katrina, including sending Cuban doctors to treat storm victims. The State Department declined the offer.

There was no immediate comment from Cuban authorities on the oil spill talks.

Also Wednesday, the Bahamian government said it would seek to recover costs from BP PLC — the oil giant that owns a majority interest in the blown well that caused the disaster — if the crude spill spreads to Bahamian waters and a clean-up operation is required.

There's more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100519/ap_on_bi_ge/cb_oil_spill_cuba

They have a clear line of communication.

[nashville_brook]

7. damn good info -- thanks AGG!!

[FLPanhandle]

8. Well it's less than 10 miles from Pensacola right now, so that map is crap

The spill is obviously much bigger than they are projecting