Mystery Tarballs; Vicinity Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Vicinity Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 2005-Jan-11
Initial Notification: Tarballs discovered on the beaches around mid day on January 11, 2005 in several locations between north Dade county (Miami) to north of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Oiled areas included John U. Lloyd State Park. Sheen was also reported just offshore of the beach in some locations. State assumed cleanup lead in coordination with Coast Guard. Cleanup was essentially complete on 12 January.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Mystery Substance |
| Products of concern: | Tar balls (heavy oil patties) |
| Latitude (approximate): | 25° 51.40′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 80° 7.00′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |