[img]http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100429/capt.0e2da88cdf7146f094af5360e2ee180f-0e2da88cdf7146f094af5360e2ee180f-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=m3k10527tqK6pbiTi2MN8w--[/img]AP - An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control with a faint sheen washing ashore along the Gulf Coast Thursday night as fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread floating barriers around marshes.