Gulf oil spill 'could be contained by Monday'

The federal official leading the Gulf of Mexico oil clean-up said today that a new containment cap and an additional ship collecting oil could effectively contain the spill as early as Monday.

The federal official leading the Gulf of Mexico oil clean-up said today that a new containment cap and an additional ship collecting oil could effectively contain the spill as early as Monday.

National Incident Commander Thad Allen said the work to replace a leaky containment cap on the well head with a tighter one will begin tomorrow.

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