For most of the day, the tanker burned, sending thick coils of black smoke rolling hundreds of feet into the air and bathing the area in an eerie orangish glow.
He had a red and gold draping over his shoulder and wore a matching shirt and pants that were an orangish color with a waving pattern.
Mike Haridopolos in MiamiHerald.com Haridopolos described the oozing oil spill as "an orangish, pinkish sheen" that was "just sobering. . . . We learned the hard way that whether it be in Florida water or anywhere in the Gulf, it can affect Florida."