'Tar ball' mystery: Sydney identifies objects that shut beaches
Nov 7, 2024 · Initially believed to be tar balls, they were in fact a "disgusting" combination of human faeces, cooking oil, chemicals and illicit drugs, researchers say. Eight beaches including Bondi were ...
Mysterious black debris in Sydney was not tar balls but ... - NBC News
6 days ago · Mysterious black debris in Sydney was not tar balls but 'much more disgusting' waste. The golf-ball-size debris that closed beaches across the Australian city wasn't tar balls as first thought. It ...
Hundreds of tar balls have surfaced on Sydney beaches. But what …
Oct 17, 2024 · A number of Sydney beaches have been closed after hundreds of tar balls washed ashore. But what are tar balls? Where have they come from? And are they dangerous?
Sydney beaches shut over mysterious tar balls washing ashore - NBC News
Oct 17, 2024 · Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach and other beaches around the Australian city were shut Thursday as authorities investigated mysterious tar balls that have washed ashore.
Sydney beaches given green light to reopen following days of tar balls ...
Oct 18, 2024 · NSW Maritime says beaches that closed earlier this week when black spheres known as tar balls washed on shore are now safe to reopen, following health advice and a reduction in their quantity.
Sydney beaches reopen but 'tar ball' mystery remains | SBS News
Background: Beaches in Sydney's eastern suburbs were closed after a deluge of "tar balls" began washing up, prompting a major clean-up. The remaining beaches closed to bathers at Coogee, Maroubra ...
Tar balls wash ashore on three Sydney beaches prompting …
Oct 16, 2024 · Hundreds of mysterious black spheres that washed up on three popular beaches in Sydney have been identified as tar balls. The black balls washed up on Coogee Beach, Maroubra Beach and in Gordons ...
Sydney reopens beaches after tar ball scare - BBC News
Oct 19, 2024 · Beaches in the Australian city of Sydney have reopened for swimmers after being closed earlier this week when thousands of mysterious black tar-like balls washed ashore, prompting health...
What are 'tar balls' — the debris that closed two Sydney …
Oct 16, 2024 · Mysterious sphere-shaped pieces of debris that forced the closure of two popular Sydney beaches has been identified as "tar balls", the local council says.
Origin of black balls on Australian beaches still a mystery ... - CBS News
6 days ago · The black balls first started showing up on the Coogee and Gordon's Bay beaches near Sydney in mid-October, the local mayor said at the time, suggesting they could be tar balls, which often...