Tar balls, sticky, dark clumps have been appearing along the beaches in Florida, staining sand and skin, and even causing Fort Lauderdale Beach to temporarily close. The U.S Coast Guard ...

VERO BEACH — Tar balls — sticky, semi-solid clumps of oil — washed up over the weekend at Jaycee and Humiston beaches. Shaun ...

Juhu beach on Friday lay covered with deposits of black and slimy tar balls. The sight and odour reminded one of being at a petrol pump. Local residents who visited the beach said the churning of ...

SYDNEY: Chemical testing has identified the mysterious black globules washing ashore on a popular Sydney beach as petroleum-based "tar balls", local officials have said. Authorities were baffled ...