Firms involved in rig 's sinking made `` very major mistakes , '' Ken Salazar says . Coast Guard scrambles to clean up first patch of oil known to reach shore . Score: `` And from my own preliminary observations , there were some very major mistakes that were made by the companies that were involved . 6 Officials hope dome will capture oil leaking 5,000 feet beneath Gulf of Mexico .
Firms involved in rig 's sinking made `` very major mistakes , '' Ken Salazar says . Coast Guard scrambles to clean up first patch of oil known to reach shore . Score: 6 Officials hope dome will capture oil leaking 5,000 feet beneath Gulf of Mexico .