Cleanup Boats on Scene of Large Gulf Oil Spill Following Ida

An oil slick seen south of Port Fourchon, La., on Sept. 2, 2021. The U.S. Coast Guard said Sept. 4, that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida. Maxar Technologies via AP

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida.

The spill, which is ongoing, appears to be coming from a source underwater at an offshore drilling lease about two miles 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.