Sydney:
Lots of of mysterious black tar-like balls have washed up on two common Sydney seashores, prompting lifeguards to shut the strands to swimmers.
“Mysterious, black, ball-shaped particles” started showing on Coogee Seashore on Tuesday afternoon the native mayor stated, leaving flummoxed Australian authorities scrambling to seek out out what they may be, and the place they might have come from.
Black, ball-shaped particles washes ashore on Sydney’s Coogee Seashore prompting closure and investigation by Randwick Metropolis Council pic.twitter.com/ktrGzxzK7v
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Lots of of golf-to-cricket-ball-sized spheres could possibly be seen littering the coast, which is often thronged with Sydneysiders and vacationers.
As an alternative, just a few seagulls wandered among the many spheres, pecking and inspecting.
The balls had been additionally noticed at close by Gordon’s Bay, an aquatic reserve common for snorkelling and fishing, which was additionally closed.
“At this stage, it’s unknown what the fabric is,” Mayor Dylan Parker stated in a social media publish.
“Nevertheless, they might be ‘tar balls’ that are fashioned when oil is available in to contact with particles and water, sometimes the results of oil spills or seepage.”
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