Spills
Providence, rhode island
Truck Accident; Providence, Rhode Island · NOAAORR-6600
- issued
- 1988-08-05 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1988-08-19 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1988-08-19 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.832, -71.417
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Truck Accident; Providence, Rhode Island. Providence, Rhode Island. 1. On August 5, 1988, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO) in Providence, Rhode Island received a report from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) that a tank truck containing 6,000 gallons of vegetable oil had turned over on an exit ramp north of Providence on Interstate 95. The DEM and fire department were on scene. Rhode Island DEM reported that the spill had totaled approximately 6,000 gallons of vegetable oil. An unknown volume of this material entered a tributary to Narragansett Bay. USCG district 1. 2. COMMODITY: VEGETABLE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 41.832N 071.417W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6600: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6600
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- 1 fernbrook st, yonkers, ny 107052026-07-03
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- Winthrop, ma 02152, USA2026-06-05
- Provincetown, ma, USA2026-03-12
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1988-07-18 · closed 1988-08-19
- Halfway rock, sakonnet, rhode island1988-07-18 → 1988-08-01
- Woods hole, massachusetts1988-08-04 → 1988-08-18
- Providence, rhode island this message1988-08-05 → 1988-08-19
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Spills
Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings. All current spills & pollution incidents →
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