Feb 12, 2025 · The agency has been investigating reports of tar balls from Port Everglades to Palm Beach along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, the Coast Guard said in a statement. Some beaches in South Florida closed on Saturday when tar balls washed ashore, but they’ve since reopened. What are tar balls?

Feb 9, 2025 · Beachgoers at area beached in South Florida report finding an oily tar like substance on their feet after walking along the shoreline.

Feb 9, 2025 · Several Florida beaches closed Saturday after mysterious tar balls washed up on the shoreline — and now the US Coast Guard is investigating their source.

Feb 13, 2025 · Tar balls are popping up from Port Everglades to Palm Beach along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, the Associated Press reported. The balls consist of dark pieces of oil, according to the...

Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation. Tar can be produced from coal, wood, petroleum, or peat. [1] Mineral products resembling tar can be produced from fossil hydrocarbons, such as petroleum.

Feb 10, 2025 · The tar balls that washed up on South Florida beaches, from Hollywood to Palm Beach County, seem to be dissipating on their own, the Coast Guard said Monday.

Feb 13, 2025 · Some beaches in South Florida closed on Saturday when tar balls washed ashore, but they’ve since reopened. What are tar balls? Tar balls are small, dark pieces of oil which can stick to the feet...

Feb 12, 2025 · Mysterious tar balls washed up on several Florida beaches, forcing closures and triggering an investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard. Fort Lauderdale’s shoreline was among the most impacted ...

Feb 12, 2025 · Some beaches in south Florida closed on Saturday when tar balls washed ashore, but they've since reopened. What are tar balls? Tar balls are small, dark pieces of oil which can stick to the...

Feb 8, 2025 · Many people were stepping on the oily tar balls on Fort Lauderdale’s beach. But what are they? According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, tar balls are semi-solid clumps of...