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An 'all clear' gives way to scattered reports on Monday in Destin (PHOTOS)
State Emergency Response Team crews gave Destin an "all clear" for the early part of Tuesday, but sporadic impacts have been spotted and reported as the day moved on.
SERT crews reported that "while out on patrol at Destin West, I was flagged down by Micheal, who is with beach services. Micheal showed be an oiled feather that was found on the beach by a couple that was sitting near by. The feather was collected and discarded at the Command Bus at Henderson Beach State Park where the cleanup crew is located. Other than the feather, no tar balls, sheen, or any other products were found."
PHOTOS
To see photos of locals and visitors hitting the beach in Destin, click here.
The fish are still coming in at the docks, click here.
To see photos of captains partaking in booming practice Tuesday, click here.
To see photos of tar ball cleanup in Bay County, click here.
To see the latest oil trajectory map, which shows impacts on local beaches, click here.
A priorty report says that tar balls were found on the east side of Henderson Beach State Park.
"Six pea to half dollar size tarballs found in a 20-inch area. Tar balls were in seaweed and sea foam at the high tide line," the crew reported.
Another report of tar balls in East Destin said that there was "possible oil mousse mixed with sea grass, and there may be more mixed with the sea foam and seaweed that came in with the storm last night."
A SERT crew also reported a bouy washing ashore just west of Henderson Beach State Park.
"While on patrol on a Destin Beach, west of Henderson Beach State Park, I was flagged downby Brenton who works for beach services. Brenton showed me a bouy that had washed up on shore. The bouy had a brown tarry substance on it. Brenton made contact with the owner who asked for it to be shipped to him," the report said.
Two emergency reports were filed Tuesday on the west side of Destin. The first report said that a "tar ball field on the mid to high tide line consisting of four to five inch tar ball patties. Other oil covered debris is present as well, including drift wood."
The second report came in from the Eglin AFB property, and said that there was a "tar ball field in the waterline and high tide line from west side of Destin Pass, 1.4 miles heading est in Area 8 of Eglin AFB."
To read yesterday's report, click here.




