California Oil Spill Photos Show ‘Devastating’ Slick Spiral into Pacific Ocean

California Oil Spill Photos Show ‘Devastating’ Slick Spiral into Pacific Ocean

Heartbreaking photos have shown the extent of the ecological devastation caused by the oil slick off California's coast.

Authorities are now racing to clean the scene, described by Orange County Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris in a tweet as "catastrophic."

However, the human reaction to the spill has proved too late for some of the local wildlife.