The Coast Guard authorized the closure of Pensacola Pass on Friday as massive sheets of red and orange oil loomed about six miles offshore.
Friday morning, large plumes of weathered crude oil were spotted six to nine miles south of Pensacola Pass during state reconnaissance flights.
During an overflight of the area in a small aircraft Friday afternoon, a News Journal reporter and photographer spotted a massive oil sheen beginning about six miles from Pensacola Pass and extending southwest to the horizon.
The leading edges of the sheen were streaked by large red and orange plumes of weathered oil and scattered yellow-brown tar balls.
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