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Mystery waxy material on fort lauderdale beach; 298 s fort lauderdale beach blvd, fort lauderdale, fl 33316,…

NOAAORR-10166

issued
2020-09-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-09-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-09-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
26.120, -80.104
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery waxy material on Fort Lauderdale Beach; 298 S Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, USA.
298 S Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, USA.
1. On September 2, 2020, the USCG Sector Miami called the NOAA SSC to report a waxy white material that had washed up on Fort Lauderdale Beach near Las Olas Blvd. It was estimated that about a mile of beach was contaminated with a small band of the material. USCG suspect it might be palm oil or something similar. They plan to SCAT the area and collect samples for possible analysis at a local laboratory. No potential source has been identified.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: NON PETROLEUM OIL.
3. POSITION 26.120N 080.104W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10166: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10166

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