Researches on vessels throughout the Gulf of Mexico has reported finding vast amounts of thick oil on the sea floor. Labeled by some as the ‘Slime Highway,’ many fear that this layer of Oil could the answer to the question many scientist have been asking; “Where did all the oil go?”
Traversing miles under the surface, far beneath the sunlight, are vast amounts of oil that have mixed in with the Seabed. Many fear that with the Oil remaining at such depths, it will be some time before the waters of the Gulf recover.
Below is the article that discusses the findings as well as the scientists’ discoveries.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129782098