Spills · oil
Boca raton, fl
Mystery Tarballs : S. Fla; Boca Raton, Fl · NOAAORR-8072
- issued
- 2009-08-11 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-08-25 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-08-25 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 26.313, -80.075
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Mystery tarballs : S. FLA; Boca Raton, FL. Boca Raton, FL. 1. 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. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: TARBALLS. 3. POSITION 26.313N 080.075W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8072: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8072
This area · spills & pollution incidents
184 within 180 nm since 1978 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Potential discharge from 60-foot sailboat; cape canaveral, florida2025-06-28
- 3601 nw s river dr, miami, fl 33142, USA2025-03-07
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- Manalapan, fl, USA2025-02-08
- Central gulf coast of florida, USA2024-10-07
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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