water here is per deet toe pass. when the tide rolls out it s open to boat traffic. as the tide rolls in, federal authorities are temporarily closing it off. the mayor of orange beach says this area should be closed to boat traffic at all times. here s why. the booming strategy is a containment system. and for the boat traffic to be able to transverse of the booms, they have to open the gate. well, if you have got an incoming tide, you open the gate, all the trapped oil escapes. i mean common senses once you start trapping and containing, you don t open those gates for any reason whatsoever. the mayor not wanting to take any chances. meanwhile alabama governor bob reilly has called on the national guard to help business owners and employees file claims with bp. today citizen soldiers, many with business experience of their own, met with servers at lowe lou lou s. with the oil spill impacting tourism, these employees whose