The North Cape oil spill: Hydrocarbons in Rhode Island coastal waters and Point Judith Pond

• Published in: Marine Environmental Research
• Main Authors: Reddy, C. M., Quinn, J. G.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@URI 2001
• Subjects: No. 2 fuel oil; North Cape; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Total petroleum hydrocarbons; Block Island
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/gsofacpubs/2106; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(01)00100-3

On 19 January 1996, the North Cape oil barge ran aground near Moonstone Beach, RI, and spilled over 2700 metric tons of No. 2 fuel oil during a severe winter storm. High winds and rough seas drove the oil into the water column, and the oil spread throughout Block Island Sound and into several coasta...