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Posted by Zach on January 11, 2011
The Destin oil spill effects appear to have cleared up for the most part in Destin and Walton County. When visiting the beaches, you will likely not know the oil was here. After storms you might find small weathered tar balls if you look hard enough. Some oil is in the sand and although you [...]
Categories: Blue Mountain Beach updates, Destin Oil Spill Updates, Miramar Beach Updates, Okaloosa Island, Status of Beaches, Water and Air Quality
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Tags: Blue Mountain Beach, Destin, Destin oil spill effects, Miramar Beach, Oil Spill, Okaloosa Island
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Posted by Zach on July 10, 2010
Miramar Beach on 7-10. Water had june-grass today but I didn’t see tarchips today just june-grass in the surf which means its washing out of the water. It rained for about 20min. after I took the video but looks like it has cleared up now.
Categories: Destin Beach Updates, Miramar Beach Updates, Status of Beaches, Videos of Beach
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Posted by Zach on July 7, 2010
Here is some feedback from some of our viewers on their stay (thanks for the updates ) 2010/07/07 at 1:53 pm Just wanted to let everyone know, we stayed at Edgewater in Miramar Beach week of June 26 – July 3. We did have tar balls that would come in with the late afternoon tide. [...]
Categories: Destin Beach Updates, Destin Oil Spill Updates, Miramar Beach Updates, Okaloosa Island, Status of Beaches
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Posted by Zach on July 5, 2010
The oil is predicted to withdraw to the west over the next 72 hours even farther from Destin and surrounding Beaches. This is the biggest movement of the oil to the west in over a month. After a Sunday morning flight, State Emergency Response Team officials declared an all clear for the East Pass area. [...]
Categories: Destin Beach Updates, Destin Oil Spill Updates, Horizon Oil Spill Progress, Local Action Plan and Contacts, Oil Spill Tracking Maps, Okaloosa Island, Sandestin, Status of Beaches, Water and Air Quality
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Posted by Zach on June 26, 2010
Finally some good news after a week of up and down Winds and Currents pushing the oil away making for a good weekend westward wind arrived Friday and blew away the tar chips that had washed up on Destin beaches the day before. tar balls spotted off of Okaloosa Island Thursday had moved away without [...]
Categories: Destin Oil Spill Updates, Local Action Plan and Contacts, Status of Beaches
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Posted by Zach on June 25, 2010
The reports I am getting there might be tarballs and new term, tar chips in our area for the next couple days coming in in sporadic areas, not from the main oil spill, but break aways streaks that are on the water. We will be videoing as much as we can I can see a [...]
Categories: Destin Oil Spill Updates
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Posted by Zach on June 24, 2010
2010/06/24 at 9:08 am I am staying at the Majestic Sun where there was oil – there have been small random tarballs all week, but the workers walking the beach have quickly found them and removed them. Yesterday about 1 pm actual oil was in the water. I just got out of the water and [...]
Categories: Destin Oil Spill Updates, Status of Beaches
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Posted by Zach on June 23, 2010
Here is a video of what Miramar Beach looks like currently and how the tarballs are effecting it. Currently people on the beach and a few swimming. People on the beach are still enjoying themselves there is no smell of oil. We have had tarballs wash up on Miramar Beach we are taking videos they [...]
Categories: Destin Oil Spill Updates, Miramar Beach Updates, Status of Beaches
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