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Gulf oil spill doubted as source of NC tar balls
Associated Press - May 20, 2010 7:25 AM ET
OAK ISLAND, N.C. (AP) - Coast Guard investigators are searching for the source of tar clumps that washed ashore on a North Carolina beach.
Multiple media organizations reported Thursday that the head of the Wilmington Coast Guard unit which investigates spills at sea says it's unlikely the black balls came from the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
Coast Guard Commander John Nadeau says it's not unusual to find tar balls that wash up on beaches. He says oil in the water from any source turns into a putty-like substance after the oil collects particles.
Nadeau says about three dozen clumps filling a half-gallon container were collected along Caswell Beach.
Associated Press - May 20, 2010 7:25 AM ET
OAK ISLAND, N.C. (AP) - Coast Guard investigators are searching for the source of tar clumps that washed ashore on a North Carolina beach.
Multiple media organizations reported Thursday that the head of the Wilmington Coast Guard unit which investigates spills at sea says it's unlikely the black balls came from the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
Coast Guard Commander John Nadeau says it's not unusual to find tar balls that wash up on beaches. He says oil in the water from any source turns into a putty-like substance after the oil collects particles.
Nadeau says about three dozen clumps filling a half-gallon container were collected along Caswell Beach.
