Mystery tarballs : S. FLA; Boca Raton, FL
Boca Raton, FL | 2009-Aug-11
Initial Notification: Coast Guard reported mystery tarballs showed up Sunday, 9 Aug 2009 at Boca Raton. Over the next 2 days more tarballs were reported to the south as far as John U Lloyd State Park. Concentrations have been small and continue to diminish. No cleanup other than normal beach grooming is being conducted.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | tarballs |
| Latitude (approximate): | 26° 18.80′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 80° 4.50′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |