Tar balls washing up on Coastside, Pacifica beaches

Four beaches on the Coastside and in Pacifica have reported tar balls, likely as a result of the Cosco Busan spill, according to Dean Peterson, the county’s Director of Environmental Health.

 

• Linda Mar State Beach - several quarter to softball size tar balls

 

• Rockaway Beach - several quarter size tar balls

 

• Sharp Park Beach - several dime size tar balls

 

• Fitzgerald Marine Reserve - Several quarter to half-dollar size tar balls. There is oil near the seals, no impact has been reported on the seals.

The O’Brien Group, the contractor for the Cosco Busan spill, responded to the beaches and have been collecting the tarballs this afternoon on the beaches. Monitoring will continue.

To report oil or tar balls on beaches please call the county’s OES department at 650.363.4790.