January 19, 1996: North Cape Oil Spill

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the North Cape Oil Spill off the coast of Rhode Island. On January 19, 1996, the tank barge North Cape and the tugboat Scandia grounded on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, RI after the engine room of the Scandia caught fire. North Cape spilled an estimated 828,000 gallons of home heating oil. It was the first major oil spill after the passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (which was passed in response to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Alaska on March 24, 1989).

Resources on North Cape Oil Spill

NOAA's DARRP site on the North Cape Oil Spill
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program)

North Cape Oil Spill Restoration
(NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Management)

Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Management Restoration Plan

North Cape oil spill restoration bird restoration program

North Cape oil spill restoration: fish passage restoration program


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