BARGE GROUNDING ADDS TO CAPE OIL SPILL THREAT

From: The Boston Globe | Date: June 19, 1990| Author: William P. Coughlin and Sean P. Murphy, Globe Staff | Copyright information
BOURNE - A 475-foot barge loaded with 5 million gallons of oil ran aground yesterday near the Cape Cod Canal, ripping open four of its tanks and threatening Buzzards Bay with a second major oil spill in eight days.

As weather conditions worsened last night, the barge B/145 was lifted by the high tide off the rock where it had grounded in heavy fog.

Coast Guard officials said a tugboat last night hitched a towline to take control of the damaged barge near the Cleveland Ledge l...

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