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Home Oil Company; Weweantic River, Buzzards Bay, Wareham, Massachusetts

Weweantic River, Buzzards Bay, Wareham, Massachusetts | 1986-Jul-29

Initial Notification: On July 29, 1986, a heating oil tank truck owned by the Home Oil Company overturned and released approximately 2,800 gallons of heating oil into a bog off of Route 195 in the vicinity of the Weweantic River at Wareham, Massachusetts. USCG district 1.

Incident Details
Products of concern:Heating oil
Total amount at risk of spill: 2,800 gallons
Latitude (approximate): 41° 45.78′ North
Longitude (approximate): 70° 44.75′ West