3-state oil spill command center set up in Mobile; priority boom areas identified | al.com

3-state oil spill command center set up in Mobile; priority boom areas identified | al.com: "MOBILE, Ala. -- A Unified Command has been established at the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile, comprised of the states of Alabama, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle, as part of the Deepwater Horizon response, according to a report issued this morning.

Officials said the Unified Command is implementing its booming strategy, which involves a series of connected barriers to keep oil from impacting the coastline."