California beach alert follows crude-oil clumps that left surfer 'head to toe' in oil

California beach alert follows crude-oil clumps that left surfer 'head to toe' in oil

Beachgoers along California's South Coast are being warned to watch where they step after an unusual surge of tar and crude-oil clumps washed onto the sand, according to the Santa Barbara Independent. The reports span multiple beaches, and one surfer said the mess left them covered "head to toe" in oil. What happened? By the morning of Thursday, July 16, reports from Santa Barbara County beaches described tar balls on the shoreline along with a …

Siteline | Beach Tar Blamed on Natural Seepage

••• “Unusual Amount of Oil and Tar Reported on Beaches Across South Coast [….] A report from about 10 a.m. [last] Thursday, submitted to California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, from a surfer at Shoreline Park said that they had to get out of the water because their body and surfboard were covered ‘head to toe’ in oil, and that ‘hundreds of oil slicks spreading 50ft x 100 ft and 50ft x 200ft’ can be seen from the shore to a mile off t…