"We are prepared to do whatever we can in Baltimore to assist the people in the Gulf. I know Florida and many states are gearing up to help and we are no different," said Brent Whitaker.
BP on Wednesday launched its latest bid to plug the gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico by force-feeding it heavy drilling mud, a maneuver known as a "top kill" that has never before been tried 5,000 feet underwater.
