A significant environmental disaster occurred when the tugboat Scandia experienced an engine fire, forcing it ashore on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
The incident resulted in the North Cape Barge leaking approximately 820,000 gallons of home heating oil, causing substantial ecological damage to the coastal region.
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