BY SUZANNE MARINO
Staff Writer

The waters off Ventnor, Margate, and Longport churned up a little more than just seaweed Tuesday afternoon when six, 55-gallon plastic drums washed ashore.
Beaches in Longport have been closed as a result.
At Buffalo Avenue in Ventnor two barrels washed up, according to a lifeguard who responded to questions headquarters. 
“We had public works come and remove them. We did not think it was a really big deal and we did not see a need to close the beaches, it was just some fish," he added.
The barrels were reported on the beaches at about 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Farther down the beach in Margate, one barrel washed in at Jefferson Avenue. Three more washed up in Longport.
Frank Ricciotti, the director of Public Works said he had a front end loader remove it from the beach and bring the suspect barrel back to the public works yard. He said it came in about one quarter filled with water and dead fish.
Longport has closed beaches until Wednesday morning.
Read more details in The Current of Longport, Margate and Ventnor on Thursday and receive additional updates through breaking news at www.shorenewstoday.com