Spills · oil
Manalapan, fl, USA
Mystery Tarballs, South Florida Shorelines; Manalapan, Florida · NOAAORR-10912
- issued
- 2025-02-08 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2025-02-22 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2025-02-22 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 26.549, -79.959
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery Tarballs, South Florida shorelines; Manalapan, Florida. Manalapan, FL, USA. 1. On February 8, 2025, the USCG D7 and Sector Miami reported that tarballs had been reported in the water nearshore from Fort Lauderdale Beach to West Palm Beach. USCG forwarded a 911 report that swimmers were reportedly being exposed to an oily substance that was difficult to get off. USCG is sending a team out to investigate and acquire samples and is also scheduling an overflight. NOAA is looking at currents, and winds to assess possible movement of these tarballs over time and going forward. NOAA is also compiling a resources at risk report for the affected area described including Port Everglades. Additional locations of tarballs and times reported are expected to be provided once UISCG can obtain that information. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 26.549N 079.958W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10912: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10912
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Petersburg, fl, USA2025-10-21
- Potential discharge from 60-foot sailboat; cape canaveral, florida2025-06-28
- 3601 nw s river dr, miami, fl 33142, USA2025-03-07
- South florida tarball reports, feb 23, 2025; jupiter, florida2025-02-23
- Central gulf coast of florida, USA2024-10-07
- 2625 causeway blvd, tampa, fl 33619, USA2023-12-17
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2025-02-08 · closed 2025-03-09
- Manalapan, fl, USA this message2025-02-08 → 2025-02-22
- South florida tarball reports, feb 23, 2025; jupiter, florida2025-02-23 → 2025-03-09
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