Coast Guard says suspected oil spill spotted in Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc in region last week
Clean up crews are rushing to try to locate the source of a suspected oil spill spotted in the Bay Marchard area of the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, after Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc in the region last week, the US Coast Guard said on Saturday.
The spill, which continues, appears to be coming from a source underwater at an offshore drilling lease about 2 miles (3km) south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The reported location is near the site of a miles-long brown and black oil slick visible in aerial photos first published Wednesday by the Associated Press.