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.
Broward beaches that closed due to tar balls washing ashore reopen amid cleanup efforts
Beachgoers were back on the sand after a mysterious find earlier this weekend.Thick, oily tar balls washed ashore on Fort<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
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.
Several beaches in Broward County closed after tar balls reportedly wash ashore
Several beaches across Broward County were closed on Saturday after reports of tar bar washed on shore, officials said.
Tar balls wash ashore along Broward coastline, prompting beach closures
It was a beautiful day on Fort Lauderdale Beach, until a strange substance cut it short.Swimmers were forced out of<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
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.
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.”
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Parts of Fort Lauderdale Beach closed due to excess of sticky tar
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Fort Lauderdale beach advisory prompted after unknown oily substance found
Ocean Rescue lifeguards are telling people to avoid the water from Riomar Street south to the Port Everglades inlet.
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