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.
Tar balls wash up on Palm Beach shores, beachgoers face sticky situation
It was beautiful weather for the beach this weekend, but beachgoers found themselves in a sticky situation. The US Coast Guard reported tar balls washing up on
Parts of Fort Lauderdale Beach closed for swimming as oily tar balls wash up on shore
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue announced that the oily substance on the beach 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, said Guzman.
'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.
Parts of Fort Lauderdale Beach closed due to excess of sticky tar
A sticky, black substance that washed ashore Saturday prompted officials to close a stretch of Fort Lauderdale Beach as crews worked to determine its source.
Coast Guard looking for source of oily tar balls that washed up on Fort Lauderdale Beach
At 7:05 p.m. Saturday, the Coast Guard’s Southeast District posted to social media that “Coast Guard air and surface crews completed searches from Palm beach to Port Everglades for the source of the tar balls. The source remains unknown. Further assessment will continue at first light with our partner agencies.”
Tar balls wash ashore along Broward coastline, prompting beach closures
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Fort Lauderdale beaches reopen after reports of oil in water, sand
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue received 911 calls around 9 a.m. for an oil spotting on the beach near Las Olas Boulevard. The caller noticed his foot had oil on it after walking on the sand, FLFR said.
South Florida beaches seeing oily tar balls wash ashore; 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 say. The Coast Guard is now investigating the source.
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