Delaware Oil Spill Worse Than Thought
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The Coast Guard said Tuesday that investigators believe much more oil spilled from a ruptured tanker in the Delaware River near Philadelphia than the 30,000 gallons initially reported.
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PHILADELPHIA Nov 27, 2004 - A tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, creating a 20-mile-long slick that threatened fish and birds, Coast Guard officials said Saturday.
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Muddy, coffee-colored floodwaters poured into homes, basements and stores on both sides of the Delaware River and rose as high as the street signs Thursday in some of the worst flooding to hit the Northeast in decades. At least 16 deaths were blamed on the deluge.
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LONDON Crude oil fell from a record high in London on Thursday on speculation the United States may use oil from its emergency stockpiles to keep refineries running after Hurricane Ivan curtailed supplies from the Gulf of Mexico.
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A tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, creating a 20-mile-long slick that killed dozens of birds and threatened other wildlife, federal officials said Saturday.
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By The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep. 21--What started out as a simple dredging proposal to improve navigation at the base of Budd Inlet has turned into a costly need to clean up chemical contamination in the inlet.
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SEATTLE - State and federal officials on Thursday blamed an aging ConocoPhillips Co. tanker for creating a 1,000-gallon oil spill that tarnished 21 miles of Puget Sound shoreline.
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As locals, volunteers, and soldiers continue to clean a week after a 10,000-ton spill, some wonder if a faster government response could have mitigated the disaster.
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Environmental watchdog Greenpeace has begun assessing the damage caused by the Philippines' worst ever oil spill amid reports that the captain of the ill-fated tanker was not properly trained to handle the ship.
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PHILADELPHIA-November 28, 2004 - Divers found a six-foot gash in a cargo tank on the Greek-owned tanker that leaked 30,000 of crude oil into the Delaware River, spokesmen for the Coast Guard and the vessel&#39;s owner said Sunday.
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IT ISN'T pretty. In fact, it's disgusting. It's one of North Jersey's most serious water-quality problems and has been for decades. During heavy rains, untreated sewage pours out of aging sewer systems directly into area rivers and streams.
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International Olympic Committee  members visit New York next week to judge the city's bid for  the 2012 Games but they're in for a surprise: In a creek next  to the proposed Olympic Village is a half-century-old,  17-million gallon oil spill.
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A tanker ship spilled 30,000 gallons of heavy crude oil into the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey on Friday night, leaving a
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Rough sea and bad weather have hampered efforts to deal with the oil spill from the freighter that split off the Aleutians last week.
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Times Staff and Wire reports TINICUM -- Globs of heavy crude oil were flowing down the Delaware River Saturday, covering boats docked along the river and threatening fish and waterfowl.
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By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press Writer, The Associated Press. The spill _ the worst on the river in nearly a decade _ stranded commercial vessels trying to move goods through the busy Port of Philadelphia
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Coast Guard officials investigating a massive oil spill in the Delaware River said the tanker likely struck a hidden hazard a few hundred feet from shore, according to a published report.