Disks of hardened oil on France beaches

Disks of hardened oil have been washing up on beaches in northwestern France, officials said Sunday, and tests will determine if they came from a cargo ship across the English Channel that leaked oil after it was damaged in a storm.

The disks range in size from that of a plate to about 11 square feet, officials from the office for the Cotes-d’Armor region said. They began to wash up Friday on beaches in Brittany, which includes Cotes-d’Armor, officials said.