Alabama beaches awash in creatures from the sea - al.com

Alabama beaches awash in creatures from the sea - al.com: "GULF SHORES — The strong onshore winds that accompanied Wednesday's stormy weather delivered more than the usual flotsam: When day broke Thursday, Alabama's beaches were blanketed in millions of by-the-wind sailors and thousands of Portuguese man-of-wars.

From Dauphin Island to Perdido Key, the gelatinous creatures withered and rotted on the state's sandy vistas, piquing curiosity and, perhaps by afternoon, prompting a run on nose plugs.

'I thought I was walking through seaweed it was so thick,' said George Jany, who encountered the goopy masses during a predawn walk in Gulf Shores."