Originally Posted by Jakez

You sonnn of aaa BIIITCHH!!!

I'm sure there's some kind of gigantic fisher net thing they could use to round up all the hay.. or at least create something. It looks like they are running out of options but will never run out of money so why not give it a try and at least get SOME of the oil out. And I'd still say scooping up any absurd amount of hay with oil stuck to it would be easier than scooping out oil alone. And you say they have plenty of ships for the job, so the only real problem would be gathering the oily hay, AND at least the animals MIGHT be able to visualize and avoid a gigantic amount of hay or at least land on it or run into it and then move away as opposed to swimming or landing into oil/water.