South Bay beaches reopen after tar balls forced closure
LA TimesWorkers pick up tar-like substance in Manhattan Beach on May 28. Officials reopened South Bay beaches Friday evening after crews spent two days clearing the sand of tar balls that washed on shore, U.S. Coast Guard and Los Angeles County Department of Health officials said. County officials advised beachgoers to stay away from cleanup efforts and out of the water because contact with the tar balls could result in skin irritation. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are investigating whether the tar balls traveled from Santa Barbara County, where last week’s oil spill released as much as 101,000 gallons of crude. “It’s a dynamic environment.” The baseball- to football-sized tar balls were first spotted about 10 a.m. Wednesday just off the coast, and within hours they had washed ashore and coated sand between 34th Street in Manhattan Beach and Longfellow Avenue in Hermosa Beach.
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