The Long Arm of BP…?
April 2, 2011 7 Comments
I took a nice long walk today along the wide, white-sand beaches of Little Talbot Island (north of the St. Johns River Inlet). A beautiful, crisp, mild spring day. Here, take a look…
Along the shore, I notice these deep-sea jellyfish washing onshore (I usually see them wash up as far up the St. Johns as Fort Caroline)…
What’s this..?
Granted, there are ocean-going ships (both commercial and military) that pass through the St. Johns River in/out the ocean on a daily basis, and often these ships may leak trace-amounts of fuel, oil, lubricant what-have-you but never in all the times I used to walk this beach have I seen this… such an oil-slick to this extent!
Could this be traces of last year’s disastrous BP oil-spill that eventually seeped from the Gulf around the Florida Straits and into the Atlantic via the Gulf Stream…?? Can’t confirm that it is, but the brownish color of the slick makes it look awful familiar… just sayin’.
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Hey Bobby, awesome pix that show the stark reality that this disaster hasn’t gone away. Thanks for posting them.
Great pix BF. It is so important for people to be reminded. It is already slipping into the dark recesses of peoples memories. Soon it will be rewritten by those who hope we never remember. Even now they are talking and approving new drilling. We must NEVER forget. Thanks
Funny how everyone forgot what that loop current could do. Here’s prayin’ your beach will brighten and not be sullied further.
Oh, I almost forgot: BAAAAAAAAAAAAASS!!!
What a pity.
There’s no question as to whats caused that. We’ve had small traces wash up on NC beaches too.
Thanks, all, for visiting & for the wonderful responses. The area has many such beautiful, driveable, hard white-sand beaches that make them popular for locals & tourists alike… the BP oil-spill has had (and in some cases still showing) such a widespread effect on the ecosystems of areas even far outside the Gulf of Mexico that it will continue to be an understatement that the event was one of the worst man-made biological disasters in history. The effects could take years to wash away (and I would think for the Gulf coast areas immediately impacted, for decades)…