May 12th Oil Spill Update

 As far as the eye can see, Panama City Beach is pure sunshine, sugar white sands, and emerald green waters! If this seems too good to be true, visit our website www.regencytowers.net and view this paradise from our beach cam. Here are some photos taken today directly behind Regency Towers!

Regency Towers knows that people are concerned with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. That is why we will alter our cancellation policy if our beaches incur any oil. Our amended policy is as follows; If oil reaches our beaches, we will issue a full refund of your $200 prepayment up to your arrival date. That is our “Paradise Guarantee”!

We understand that there is no such thing as too much information in a situation such as this. That’s why we want to provide you with as much information as possible. NASA has mobilized its remote-sensing assets to help assess the spread and impact of the oil spill. NOAA’s Fisheries Service announced 93% of the Gulf of Mexico Federal waters are open for fishing. NOAA is sending one of its top fisheries science directors to the Gulf to lead efforts to rapidly assess, test, and report findings about risks posed to fish in the Gulf of Mexico by contaminants from the BP oil spill and clean-up activities.

Bay County has over 28,000 ft. of Boom already deployed and more to be delivered soon.

Boom deployed to the Gulf Coast: more than 1.4 million feet (regular plus sorbent boom)

Oily water recovered: approximately 4 million gallons

Dispersant used: approximately 429,000 gallons

Overall personnel responding: approximately 13,000 ( and counting )

There are 14 areas currently in place & ready to protect sensitive shorelines. These areas include Cocodrie, LA ~ Venice, LA ~ Grand Isle, LA ~ Shell Beach, LA ~ Slidell, LA Amelia, LA ~ Biloxi, MS ~ Pascagoula, MS ~ Pass Christian, MS ~ Dauphin Island, AL ~ Theodore, AL ~ Orange Beach, AL ~ Pensacola, FL ~ Panama City, FL

In conclusion, we would like to provide you with some websites to keep you informed on the situation in the Gulf of Mexico. For information about the response effort, visit www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com.

For information about validated environmental air and water sampling results, visit www.epa.gov/bpspill.

The Regency Towers Rental Office visits these sites daily for updated information, www.noaa.gov ~ www.visitflorida.com ~ www.pcbdaily.com ~ www.pcbeach.org.

If you have any questions, please call us toll free at 800-874-8825. We look forward to hearing from you!