U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, center, talks with a crew from Lewis Environmental as they clean tar from the beach at Tower Road, south of Dewey Beach, on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Additional reports of oiled debris on the beach there were made on Monday, Jan. 18, with cleanup of about 100 pounds of debris completed on Jan. 20.Coastal Point | Kerin Magill
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC) reported on Wednesday afternoon that cleanup efforts in response to a report of oil on Towers Beach near Dewey Beach had been completed. The oiled debris was first reported Monday evening, they said.