Pretty Disastrous 3.96K Maureen O'Connor 04/29/10 06:31PM Filed to: Pic Of The Day Pic Of The Day Mississippi River oil spill Louisiana [A leaky BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico "could equal or even eclipse" the damage caused by the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill. Experts expect the slick could hit the Mississippi River Delta by late tonight. Image via Getty.]