matt gutman is on the gulf coast where th in buras, louisiana, where they asho are bracing for the storm and more oil to come ashore. be good evening to you, matt. >> reporter: good evening, elizabeth. right now, an armada in flight. s at thef ships at the spill site are chugging out of harm's way. now, all across the gulf, there and those hundreskimmers just ther this, lashed together for protection against this storm. bonnie has ricocheted off florida, is barreling through florida, the gulf and taking dead aim at t e spill site. target day? this time tomorrow. ta all day this giant flotilla, part of the largest collection of ships since d-day, began to flee. and the ships from the spill them in a sg log-jammed in the theissippi, waiting for safe harbor. can re >> the intention right now is to put them in a safe place so they can return as quickly as l dosble. >> reporter: all this delays the kill, the lethal dose of mud and cement into the well by a week, re.be more. the last to leave will be the st to leave will bl those deep sea robots and their cameras -- leaving engineers blind to