Popular SoCal Beach Closed Over Reports Of Oil Globs
MANHATTAN BEACH (CBSLA.com) — A popular area of Manhattan Beach has been cordoned off Wednesday following a report that oil globs were washing ashore.
The U.S. Coast Guard said the oil globes were reported by firefighters just after 12:30 p.m. along the 2200 block of The Strand.
Following the report, an overflight search was conducted by the Coast Guard, who report that they did not find sheen, nor the source of the oil.
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{1/2} An unidentified petroleum product has washed ashore in South #LAcounty pic.twitter.com/d5Sjbntyyu
— LACoLifeguards (@LACoLifeguards) May 28, 2015
{2/2} Beach closures extend from El Segundo Jetty to the Redondo/Torrance border. More here: http://t.co/xflmlGmrax pic.twitter.com/aaCniHoiVm
— LACoLifeguards (@LACoLifeguards) May 28, 2015
Oil tar globs washing up in #Manhattan Beach. Beaches closed pic.twitter.com/sRvQnbYSGO
— Brad Graverson Photo (@BradGraverson) May 27, 2015