It could take months to stop the leak - which is now covering more than 1,800 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico.

Last week the oil rig Deepwater Horizon caught fire and sank off the coast of Louisiana. Eleven lives were lost in the disaster. According to U.S. Coast Guard officials, two separate leaks at the accident site are now emitting approximately 42,000 gallons of oil a day. Worse, because of the depth of the leaks, the Minerals Management Service says that they may take weeks or even months to cap. In the meantime, Coast Guard officials are reporting that a massive oil slick is now headed toward the Gulf coast. "This type of accident is certainly one of the worst-case scenarios you can imagine," said Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal.