Satellite images show ‘substantial oil spill’ in Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida

An oil spill spanning at least 10 miles has been captured by satellite imagery in waters off the Louisiana coast.

Crews are working to clean up the spill, described as “substantial” by experts, which was seen spreading away from the major oil and gas hub of Port Fourchon.

Images of the expanse of oil were picked up on Thursday by space technology companies Planet Labs and Maxar Technologies.