I am closely following the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and working with local, state and federal officials to ensure that every resource is made available to address this serious situation.  As my office gathers additional information about oil spill monitoring and recovery, I will make it available here on my web site.

Oil Spill Claims Applications Information:

Gulf Coast Claims Web Site (effective August 23, 2010)

Local Claims Offices:

Bayou La Batre, AL
13290 N. Wintzell Avenue
Bayou La Batre, AL 36509
Hours: 8am-7pm CT, Mon.-Sun.

Dauphin Island, AL
1008 Alabama Avenue
Dauphin Island, AL 36528
Hours: 8am-7pm CT, Mon.-Sun.

Foley, AL
1506 North McKenzie Street (Highway 59)
Suite 104
Foley, AL 36535
Hours: 8am-7pm CT, Mon.-Sun.

Gulf Shores, AL
1709 Gulf Shores Parkway
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Hours: 8am-7pm CT, Mon.-Sun.

Mobile, AL
325 East I-65 Service Rd (Beltline Highway)
Suite 1
Mobile, AL 36608
Hours: 8am-7pm CT, Mon.-Sun.

Orange Beach, AL
24039 Perdido Beach Boulevard
Suite 1
Orange Beach, AL 36561
Hours: 8am-7pm CT, Mon-Sun.

The National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC) provides information on the types of claims that can be filed and how to document claims for damages.  The NPFC does not handle initial claims, but rather provides the guidelines for filing.  

   

To report spill damage, oiled wildlife, broken boom, or volunteer:

• To report oiled wildlife, please call 1-866-557-1401 and leave a message
• To discuss spill related damage, please call 1-800-440-0858
• To report oiled shoreline, please call 1-866-448-5816
• To report broken or loose boom, please call 1-866-448-5816
• To request volunteer information, please call 1-866-448-5816
  
  

BP Vessel of Opportunity program:

BP has established a vessel of opportunity program for vessel owners to offer their services to assist with response efforts.  Contact 1-877-847-7470.  Vessel owners will need to provide details about their vessel: name, owner, horsepower, length, draft, etc.

To Volunteer/Offer Services:

To volunteer to help reduce the oil spill impact on Mobile Bay, call Alabama 211 at 1-866-421-1266

To submit alternative response technology, services or products, call 1-281-366-5511

Alabama Oil Spill Clean-Up Job Information click here.

SBA Low Interest Disaster Loans for Oil Spill Impacted Businesses:

To reach SBA Customer Service Center: 1-800-659-2955, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

SBA disaster assistance website:  www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance

Official information about the oil spill and government response:

Federal Response and Recovery

U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA, U.S. Dept of Interior, BP and Transocean (Joint Deepwater Horizon site)
BP Gulf Coast Response

BP Alabama Gulf Response site

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Deepwater Horizon Incident site)

NOAA Response and Restoration site

NOAA GeoPlatform (realtime info on oil spil response)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oil spill site

U.S. Coast Guard Mobile Digital Contingency Plan

Oil Spill Interactive Map

Oil Spill Fact Sheets

NASA site monitoring spill (Updated)

Gulf currents (Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System)