Florida beaches seeing oily tar balls wash ashore; Coast Guard investigating
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Tar balls on South Florida beaches have dissipated on their own, Coast Guard says
After aerial flights and physical searches, the Coast Guard says the little blobs of oil are no longer floating ashore.
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.
Tar balls wash ashore along South Florida beaches, source unknown
LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA - Oily tar balls have been washing up along South Florida beaches, stretching from Fort Lauderdale to Lake Worth Beach in Palm Beach County, raising environmental concerns and frustrating beachgoers.
Tar balls washed up across South Florida beaches over the weekend
Over the weekend, something unusual washed up along South Florida beaches. The United States Coast Guard spent this past weekend investigating reports of tar balls from Lake Worth Beach to Boynton Beach and as far south as Fort Lauderdale Beach.
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Burlap sack with 65 pounds of cocaine found off Fort Lauderdale coast
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Fort Lauderdale beaches open for swimming after tar balls washed ashore Saturday; Coast Guard investigation ongoing
Most of Fort Lauderdale’s beach was shut down to swimmers during a busy beach day Saturday due to oil washing ashore.
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