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Birling Gap beach was evacuated on Sunday [August 27] after people reported breathing difficulties, stinging eyes and vomiting when a "mist" appeared.
Sussex Police said on Monday morning the gas cloud appeared to have cleared.
Agencies are investigating the cause and have not ruled out either on-shore or off-shore locations.
In the past, chemicals have drifted across from European industrial units, but Sussex Police said: "Weather models suggest that an onshore source in northern France is very unlikely."
The Coastguard said it was working with its French counterparts and looking into vessels that were in the area at the time.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it was "extremely unlikely" the substance involved was chlorine.
First it was a sonic attack on US diplomats in Cuba, now potentially a chemical attack on British beach goers. What gives?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 01 2017, @05:20AM
Fifth: the area was cordoned off as soon add word reached authorities. Unlike some VLM's in the USA, no one this side of the pond is worried about this being a terrorist attack for the very simple fact that it is neither an attack nor terror. Only one person (if memory serves) went to hospital for observation. No one else was more than inconvenienced.
Now after recent events, I will give ant would-be terrorists in the UK a lot more credit than this. Calling what amounts to a mild inconvenience a terrorist attack is rather ignorant.