Spills
Se coast mystery tarballs 2; jupiter, fl
NOAAORR-7559
- issued
- 2001-04-27 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2001-05-11 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2001-05-11 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 26.936, -80.069
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
SE Coast Mystery Tarballs 2; Jupiter, FL. Jupiter, FL. 1. Significant amounts of tarballs came ashore between Hobe Sound at Jupiter FL and Juno Beach on Sunday, April 22. The tarball coverage was estimated to be as high as 40% and resembled oil that had come ashore previously near the same location in February. Contracters began cleaning the beach manually collecting the oil and associated oiled wrack. A dead oiled shark was reported by cleanup contractors. On Wednesday, April 25th, more oil came ashore to the south between John U Lloyd State Park and Haulover in Ft Lauderdale, FL. This oil appeared to be of the same type and consistancy. Some of the oil impacted remote areas within the Hugh Taylor Birch State Park with limited access. USCG district 7. 2. COMMODITY: OIL. 3. POSITION 26.936N 080.069W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7559: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7559
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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