'Mysterious black balls' wash ashore, close Sydney beaches

 Hundreds of mysterious black tar-like balls have washed up on a popular Sydney beach, prompting lifeguards to close the strand to swimmers. "Mysterious, black, ball-shaped debris" began appearing on Coogee Beach on October 15 in the afternoon the local mayor said, leaving flummoxed authorities scrambling to find out what they might be, and where they may have come from.

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

"Mysterious, black, ball-shaped debris" began appearing on Coogee Beach on Tuesday afternoon the local mayor said, leaving flummoxed Australian authorities scrambling to find out what they might be, and where they may have come from. ...<<<Read More>>>...