NPR.org » Scientists Find Thick Layer Of Oil On Seafloor

The plot, or in this case the seabed...thickens

http://www.nhpr.org/scientists-find-thick-layer-oil-seafloor

"Joye describes seeing layers of oily material -- in some places more than 2 inches thick -- covering the bottom of the seafloor.

"It's very fluffy and porous. And there are little tar balls in there you can see that look like microscopic cauliflower heads," she says."