Overview
- Waxy white and yellow lumps have washed up on the beaches of Norderney, Borkum and Juist.
- On Borkum, authorities recorded deposits along about 20 kilometers of shoreline.
- Beach crews are removing the material after staff from the Lower Saxony water and coastal agency reported the finds.
- The Wasserschutzpolizei in Emden has opened an investigation to identify the maritime source.
- Officials say the wax is likely paraffin, a non-toxic petroleum product used in candles and creams that can reach the sea when tankers wash out their tanks, and they report no immediate risk to visitors.