Tar balls on South Florida beaches have dissipated on their own, Coast Guard says
Swaths of Fort Lauderdale’s beach were shut down Saturday due to the pieces of oil washing ashore and oil slicks in the water, city officials confirmed. Fort Lauderdale reopened the water to swimmers about 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Some Florida beachgoers say black tar balls creating sticky mess on the coast
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the source of a sticky black substance washing up on some Florida beaches.
Vacation destination closes beaches over gross ‘tar balls’ as cause remains a mystery: ‘Thought it was a sea creature’
When we first came down here, there was like weird, black globs on the beach … I thought it was a sea creature or something,” one man said.
Fort Lauderdale beaches open for swimming after tar balls washed ashore Saturday; Coast Guard investigation ongoing
South Floridians enjoying a pleasant Saturday at the beach found themselves stepping in dark, greasy balls of oil, possibly due to a spill offshore, officials said Saturday. The source of the tar remained unknown Sunday morning as the Coast Guard investigation resumed.
Coast Guard investigating reports of tar balls washed up on Florida beaches
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating after tar balls were seen washed up on southeast Florida beaches. The substances were reported in the Palm Beach, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach areas on Saturday, Petty Officer Diana Sherbs told USA TODAY in an emailed statement.
Tar balls make sticky mess on Palm Beach beaches during busy weekend
Palm Beach's chief lifeguard confirmed the tar balls were spotted along the town's Atlantic Ocean coastline. Their origin is unclear.
Coast Guard investigates tar on South Florida beaches
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Tribune News Service) — South Floridians enjoying a pleasant Saturday at the beach found themselves stepping in dark, greasy balls of oil, possibly because of a spill offshore, officials say. The Coast Guard is now investigating the source.
'I thought it was a piece of algae': Lake Worth Beach swimmers report oily tar balls washing ashore
Boynton Beach Fire Rescue responded to reports of oil on its beach Saturday morning. They found tar balls from the inlet south to Oceanfront Park. As a precaution, beaches in Fort Lauderdale were closed to swimmers from Port Everglades to Riomar Street.
Broward beaches that closed due to tar balls washing ashore reopen amid cleanup efforts
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Parts of Fort Lauderdale Beach closed for swimming as oily tar balls wash up on shore
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue announced that an oily substance on the beach has prompted lifeguards to tell beachgoers to stay out of the water from Riomar Street south to the Port Everglades inlet. That makes up about half of Fort Lauderdale’s beaches,
Tar balls spotted at South Florida beaches
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