Obama sends top officials as oil drifts towards US coast

A MASSIVE oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that has become far worse than initially thought crept toward the coast yesterday as US government officials offered help from the military to prevent a disaster that could destroy fragile marshlands along the shore.

An executive for BP, which operated the oil rig that exploded and sank last week, said on NBC’s Today that the company would welcome help from the US military.

“We’ll take help from anyone,” said Doug Suttles, chief operating officer for BP Exploration and Production.