People have been advised not to swim near or touch the debris, which may be the result of a crude oil spill or natural oil seeps from the ocean floor.

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The black solid masses have been confirmed as “tar balls” after they were first spotted on Coogee Beach on Tuesday. Since ...

Sydney's iconic beaches, including Bondi, were temporarily closed due to hundreds of mysterious black balls suspected to ...

Hundreds of mysterious black tar-like balls have washed up on two popular Sydney beaches, prompting lifeguards to close the ...

A local mayor says the balls littering two beaches in the Sydney area could be "tar balls," which form when spilled oil ...

They suggested that the discovery may be "tar balls which are formed when oil comes in to contact with debris and water, typically the result of oil spills or seepage," the officials said ...

Investigations are underway into how two Sydney beaches ended up covered in toxic black balls of tar. Both Coogee Beach and ...

Authorities have shut down two beaches in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday after hundreds of black golf ball sized spheres ...

Authorities have shut down two beaches in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday after hundreds of black golf ball-sized spheres washed ashore. Randwick Mayor Dylan Parker said authorities were not sure what ...

Two popular eastern Sydney beaches were closed until further notice after the appearance of "mysterious black" balls, local authorities said. Coogee beach, particularly popular with backpackers, was ...

Lifeguards declared Sydney's famed Bondi beach and several other strands closed Thursday, as more mysterious black "tar ball" ...