HOUSTON (Reuters) - The first storm of a hurricane season expected to be one of the heaviest in years made its mark on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, casting more crude into beaches and marshes while leaving BP unlikely to resume cleanup efforts for a fourth day.
BP and U.S. Coast Guard officials said they would probably need to wait until Saturday to put most of their spill-response teams back to work on the water, skimming oil, spraying dispersants, rescuing wildlife and burning petroleum at sea.
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