North Cape oil spill
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north-cape-oil-spill-254-12549027
title:
North Cape oil spill
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The North Cape oil spill took place on January 19, 1996, when the tank barge North Cape and the tug Scandia grounded on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, after the tug caught fire in its engine room during a winter storm. An estimated 828,000 US gallons (3,130 m3) of home heating oil was spilled. Oil spread throughout a large area of Block Island Sound, including Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, resulting in the closure of a 250-square-mile (650 km2) area of the sound for f
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1996 oil spill in the United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Cape_oil_spill
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2024-01-22T02:11:47Z
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