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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.
Florida beaches seeing oily tar balls wash ashore; Coast Guard investigating
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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
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 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
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
Beaches reopen in Fort Lauderdale after tar balls wash ashore
Fort Lauderdale beach reopened to swimmers Sunday after an oily substance washed ashore. The U.S. Coast Guard is still working to determine the source of the substance but it’s suspected that it could be from an oil spill.
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.
Tar balls spotted at South Florida beaches
The City of Ft. Lauderdale announced Saturday afternoon that they have closed beaches due to an oily substance washing up on the shoreline. The Miami Sector Coast Guard confirmed there are tar balls at several South Florida Beaches.
Vacation destination closes beaches over gross ‘tar balls’ as cause remains a mystery
Several Florida beaches closed Saturday after mysterious tar balls washed up on the shoreline — and now the US Coast Guard is investigating their source. Reports of the black, oily globules spanned from Port Everglades to Palm Beach,
Tar balls wash ashore along Florida beaches ahead of spring break season
Beachgoers in South Florida are on alert after tar balls began washing up on the coast between West Palm Beach and Miami-Dade County on Saturday, causing concern among residents of potential environmental damage.
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Fort Lauderdale Beach back open after sticky tar clears
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Areas of Fort Lauderdale Beach that were closed over the weekend due to globs of tar are back open. Nearly two miles of Fort Lauderdale Beach, from the port up to Riomar Street ...
Popular Tourist Destination Closes Beaches After ‘Tar Balls’ Appear on Shore
Several beaches in Florida spanning from the Everglades to Palm Beach have been temporarily closed due to “mysterious tar ...