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Golden beach, fl

Golden Beach Mystery Spill; Golden Beach, Fl · NOAAORR-7505

issued: 2000-08-08 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2000-08-22 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2000-08-22 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 25.969, -80.112
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Golden Beach Mystery Spill; Golden Beach, FL.
Golden Beach, FL.
1. At approximately 1000, 8 August 2000, NOAA was notified of a mystery oil spill washing up on the beaches from North Miami, FL near the vicinity of Golden Beach to Pompano, FL near Pompano Beach spanning approximately 25 miles of the east coast of Florida. Source of the spill is not known. Coast Guard overflights have sighted numerous areas of pancaked emulsified oil, light oil sheen, and black oil along the shore and off shore approximately 0.5 nm from North Hollywood Beach to 0.5 nm north of Pompano Pier. Tarballs ranging in size from 1/4 inch to pancake/mat size have impacted several beaches. The following beaches have been closed by the State and Park Service pending cleanup; Hollywood Beach, Fort Lauderdale Beach, and John Lloyd State Park. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: OIL.
3. POSITION 25.969N 080.112W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7505: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7505

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