The mysterious goo, which a marine superintendent found in a ship’s rudder shaft housing comprised a whole new order of ...

A mysterious black goo was discovered on the rudder post of the research vessel Blue Heron. Rual Lee That’s when Doug Ricketts, marine superintendent for the Blue Heron, came into the picture.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for tar balls that began showing up on South Florida beaches over the weekend, but so far the source of the black muck ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for tar balls that began showing up on South Florida beaches over the weekend, but so far the source of the black muck remains a mystery.