Sampling and Analysis Report
#2 Fuel Oil
EPA, Region I
Office of Environmental Measu
60 Westview
Lexington, MA
lanuary 19-26, 1996
Prepared by:


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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION I
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENT & EVALUATION
60 WESTVIEW STREET, LEXINGTON, MA 02173-3185
tEMORANDUM
DATE: August 1, 19 96
BUBJ: Northcap Oil Spill Report
PROM: Tom Faber
TO: Bonnie Moon
Enclosed is a library copy of the Sampling and Analysis Report for the North Cape Barge oil
spill. This report includes all samples analyzed by USEPA\OEME Laboratory. This report was
prepared by Tim Bridges and Tom Faber from OEME. Jim Fritz from Signal Corporation, in
support of EPA New England GIS, designed the maps.
If you have any questions please contact Tim Bridges at (617) 860-4603 or myself at (617) 860-
4672.
Enclosures

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INTRODUCTION
On Friday January 19, 1996 the tugboat "Scandia" towing the "North Cape" Barge
caught fire and became disabled off Moonstone Beach in Matunuck, Rl. The tug
crew could not extinguish the engine room fire and had to abandon ship, leaving the
tug and the barge carrying 4 million gallons of home heating oil (# 2 fuel) drifting in a
severe winter storm. Heavy winds pushed the burning tug onto Moonstone Beach,
and the barge hit Nebraska Shoal about 200 yards offshore in 18 feet of water. On
the evening of January 19 the damaged single hull barge began leaking what
eventually would total 828,000 gallons of #2 fuel oil into Rhode Island's coastal
waters. The oil quickly spread onto barrier beaches and into coastal ponds resulting
in the worst oil spill disaster in the State's history.
On January 20, the EPA Office of Environmental Measurement and Evaluation
(OEME) was asked to assist the EPA Response Coordinators. OEME sampling and
laboratory crews immediately began mobilizing for the spill. The OEME sampling
crew arrived at the response Command Center in Galilee, Rl on January 21, and
departed the site on January 28. The following agencies were also involved in the
initial response sampling: EPA Environmental Research Laboratory (Narragansett),
Atlantic Ecology Division; EPA Environmental Response Team (ERT); United States
Fish and Wildlife; Rhode Island Fish and Wildlife; Moonstone Oysters Company; and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Data from samples
collected by these agencies and analyzed by OEME are included in this report.
RESULTS
A total of 167 samples were analyzed for this report. The sample matrices included
water, sediment, lobsters and oysters. Tables 1 through 6 provide the sampling
locations, dates and times of sampling, and analytical results. Separate tables are
presented for each agency that collected samples and the agency is identified at the
top of each table. The locations of all samples analyzed by EPA, New England,
OEME are shown on Maps 1 through 5, except for a sample collected from a
seafood market. The ambient aqueous sample locations and their fuel oil
concentrations are presented on the maps. The sediment samples were collected at
the same locations as the water samples on Map 5. The associated sediment
concentrations are shown on Table 5. The sampling information and fuel oil
concentrations for the lobster tank, lobsters, and oyster samples are shown in Tables
1 and 6.

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Repeat sampling of a number of locations was conducted on different days to gather
comparative data for assessing the change in environmental conditions over time.
The locational data for each sampling station (latitude and longitude) were collected
and are included in the attached tables. These data were used to plot sampling
locations on the attached maps. The participating agencies used different methods
to collect locational data. These methods included global positioning system (GPS),
Loran, and NOAA charts. The method used is specified on each table.
SAMPLE COLLECTION
EPA/Region l/QEME, Lexington, MA
OEME, with assistance from the EPA Response Coordinators, collected 53 water
samples during January 22 - 28. Samples were not collected on January 24 and 27
because of stormy weather and rough seas. EPA Region I, New England used a 22
foot and 13 foot Boston Whaler for sampling.
When OEME personnel arrived at a sampling site the boat was anchored and the
engines were shut off. The site location was determined using GPS. Salinity,
temperature, and conductivity measurements were made using calibrated field
instruments at selected sites. These data are presented in Table 2. In addition,
surface water samples were collected at 34 sites. At most sites two samples were
collected, one at 5-15 cm below the water surface, and a depth sample at
approximately 0.5 meters above the bottom. All samples were preserved with
sulfuric acid to a pH < 2 within 4 hours of the sample being collected. OEME's chain
of custody procedures were followed for all samples. The analytical results for the
surface samples are presented on Table 1 and Map 1. The depth samples are
presented on Table 1 and Map 2.
The GPS locational data collected at each site was differentially corrected using data
from OEME's GPS base station at Lexington MA. Accuracy of the post-processed
GPS data is 2 - 5 meters.
On January 25, a water sample was collected from a lobster tank inside Champlain's
Seafood Market at 256 Great Island Road in Point Judith, Rl. The market pumps
water from Galilee Harbor through the lobster tank and discharges it back to the
harbor. The sampling information and analytical result are presented in Table 1.

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EPA Atlantic Ecology Division. Narraaansett. Rl
The EPA Atlantic Ecology Division collected a total of 36 water samples from the
long island sound for #2 fuel oil analysis by OEME. Four samples were collected by
the research vessel "Cyprindon", fifteen samples were collected by the "Capt. Bert
Cruise" and seventeen samples were collected by staff on board the NOAA Vessel
"Albatross IV". The results are presented in Table 3 and Map 3.
EPA Emergency Response TeamfERTV Edison. NJ
ERT collected 14 water samples for #2 fuel oil analysis by OEME. Four samples
were collected on January 22, in the Point Judith Harbor of Refuge. Eight samples
were collected on January 26, off Moonstone Beach. The results of ERT sampling
are presented in Table 4 and Map 4.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife. Concord. NH
U.S. Fish and Wildlife collected 46 samples for #2 fuel oil analysis by OEME. Water
and sediment samples were collected at 23 stations. The samples were collected in
the coastal salt water ponds from west to east, starting at Winnapaug Pond on
January 23, and ending in Point Judith Pond on January 26. The analytical results
from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife sampling are presented in Table 5 and Map 5.
Rl Fish and Wildlife. Jerusalem. Rl
On Saturday, January 20, Rl Fish and Wildlife collected 19 whole lobsters which had
washed up on Moonstone Beach. On January 20, these samples were transferred to
EPA personnel in Galilee, Rl for #2 fuel oil analysis. The sample preparation is
discussed below. Table 6 contains the analytical results for these samples. Map 1
shows the location of the collected samples.
Moonstone Oyster Company. Galilee. Rl
On the morning of January 21, the Moonstone Oyster Company collected 6 common
oysters (Crassostera virginica) from Its company's aquaculture site located between
Plato Island and Ram Island. The oysters were collected from cages located on the
bottom of the ocean floor. On January 22, a representative from Moonstone Oysters
relinquished the oysters to EPA personnel in Galilee, Rl. The sample preparation is
discussed below. Table 6 presents the analytical results for the oysters and Map 1
shows the location of the collected samples.

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LOBSTER AND OYSTER SAMPLE PREPARATIONS
On January 20, at 11:45 p.m. the OEME laboratory received 19 whole lobster
samples collected by Rl Fish and Wildlife. On Sunday, January 21, at 7:00 a.m. the
conditions of the lobsters were as follows: one was dead (had a small crack in the
carapace, but the membrane lining was intact); 10 lobsters did not respond to
external stimuli; 8 lobsters were alive.
The lobsters were prepared for analysis as follows: The external dorsal exoskeleton
of each lobster was wiped using filter paper soaked with methylene chloride. The
ventral portions were excluded. All lobster samples were homogenized using a
blender with a precleaned glass bowl and stainless steel blades. Whole lobsters
were homogenized for samples 54947, 54948, 54952, and 54953. Samples 54947
and 54948 were individual lobsters. Samples 54952 and 54953 were composites of
two and ten whole lobsters respectively. Sample 54949 was a composite sample
containing three lobster tails including their exoskeleton. Sample 54946 was
comprised of the tail meat from the two largest lobsters. Gills and the thoracic tissue
were also composited from these 2 lobsters for sample 54945.
On January 23, OEME laboratory received 6 oysters collected by Moonstone Oysters
Company. They were opened with a precleaned stainless steel oyster knife and all
soft tissue was removed, combined and homogenized for analysis. A precleaned
glass blender with stainless steel blades was used to homogenize the sample. No
detectable concentration of number 2 fuel oil was found in the composite sample.
OEME LABORATORY AND ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES
Except for the lobsters and oysters, chain of custody documentation accompanied all
samples delivered to the OEME laboratory. Upon arrival at the laboratory all
samples were recorded in accordance with OEME's chain of custody procedures.
The holding times were met for all samples. The maximum allowable holding times
for sample extraction are 7 days for aqueous and tissue (lobster and oyster) samples
and 14 days for sediment. After extraction the holding time is 40 days for the extract.
The majority of the samples were extracted within 24 hours of delivery to OEME's
Laboratory.
The analytical procedure used for the aqueous samples was the OEME's Low Level
Method for #2 Fuel Oil/Diesel in Aqueous Samples. The reference methods for the
extraction were EPA RCRA method 3510B, Liquid Extraction by Separatory Funnel

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method and EPA method 610 (July, 1982), Test Method For Polyaromatic
Hydrocarbons.
Processing of the sediment samples was done using the EPA Consensus Protocol,
Organic Analysis, Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration, Low Level Preparation for
Screening and Analysis of Semivolatiles, (EPA CLP method OLM01.2, January,
1991). The sample extracts were cleaned using silica gel/alumina column
chromatography prior to the gas chromatography analysis.
The analytical procedures used for the tissue samples, were the Sampling and
Analytical Methods of National Status Trends Program, (NOAA AOS ORCA 71, July,
1993) and the Ultrasonic Extraction Method (RCRA method 3550A). Extracts were
cleaned using silica gel/alumina column chromatography prior to the gas
chromatography analysis.
The extracts were analyzed on a Hewlett Packard 5890 gas chromatograph
equipped with a J&W DB-1, 30 meter and 0.32 millimeters inside diameter capillary
column. Target compounds were detected by a flame ionization detector. The
quantitation was based on a six point calibration with concentrations ranging from 0.1
to 5.0 mg/ml.
The eleven major hydrocarbon peaks found in #2 fuel oil range from C-12 through C-
22 and were used in the calibration group. The retention times for these eleven
major peaks bracketed the entire range of hydrocarbons found in #2 fuel oil. The
final concentrations were calculated by using the average of the eleven peaks. This
eliminated any false positive or negative results caused by weathering. A visual
comparison of the sample chromatogram against a #2 fuel oil standard provided a
qualitative analysis.

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Table 1
EPA OEME Sampling Data "North Cape" Barge Oil Spill, Rl
|Sampling Location
| Date
Latitude
Longitude
Surface ID
Time
#2 Fuel Oil
Depth
Depth ID
Time
#2 Fuel Oil

Deg|Min | Sec
Deg|Min | Sec
(OEME#)
(EST)
(PPm)
(meters)
(OEME#)
(EST)
(ppm)

GPS

PT Judith Pond by GC"1"
01/22/96
41
23
3.6
71
30
30.1
05431T
1125
0.34
4.0
05431B
1125
0.27
PT Judith Pond NE of Beef Island
01/22/96
41
23
55.0
71
30
40.9
05432T
1210
0.14
2.6
05432B
1210
0.20
PT Judith Pond, Turner Cove
01/22/96
41
24
19.9
71
30
36.7
05433T
1225
0.14
2.0
05433B
1225
0.20
S of Beach Is. E of Plato Is.
01/22/96
41
24
16.2
71
30
20.5
05434T
1238
<0.10
2.1
05434B
1238
0.25
PT Judith Pond Snug Harbor
01/22/96
41
23
8.3
71
30
59.9
05435T
1301
0.29
3.0
05435B
1301
0.46
PT Judith Harbor inside breakwater
01/22/96
41
21
46.4
71
29
32.5
05436T
1517
1.20
3.6
05436B
1517
0.42
Pt Judith Harbor Seaweed Beach
01/22/96
41
22
6.5
71
29
55.1
05437T
1541
0.42
2.4
05437B
1541
3.90
PT Judith Harbor Sand Hill Cove
01/22/96
41
22
26.6
71
30
30.5
05438T
1604
2.20
1.8
05438B
1604
1.40
PT Judith Harbor N of RN"4"
01/22/96
41
22
6.8
71
30
50.7
05439T
1623
0.51
2.0
05439B
1623
056
PT Judith Pond State Pier Jerusalem
01/22/96
41
22
43.7
71
30
53.8
05440T
1706
0.57
2.0
05440B
1706
059
Potter Pd W of Champlin Cove@Narrows
01/23/96
41
23
31.7
71
32
0.4
05441
1136
<0.09
	
—
—
	
Potter Pond, Sycamore Cove
01/23/96
41
22
59.7
71
32
3.6
05442
1150
<0.09
—
—
—
—
Potter PD N of Meadows PT
01/23/96
41
23
15.9
71
31
51.6
05443
1203
0.19
—
—
—
—
Card PD off Card PD RD N
01/23/96
41
22
37.7
71
33
56.0
05444
1314
0.44
—
—
...
—
Trustom Pond S @ Breach
01/23/96
41
22
13.5
71
34
47.6
05445
1400
0.69
—
—
...
—
Green Hill PD Flat Meadow Cove
01/23/96
41
22
20.9
71
36
35.7
05446
1443
<0.10
—
—
—
—
Green Hill PD Inlet
01/23/96
41
21
51.6
71
37
32.9
05447
1508
<0.09
—
—
—
—
Charlestown PD off Charlestown Beach
01/23/96
41
22
5.8
71
37
59.3
05448
1532
<0.09
—
—
—
—
Quonochontaug PD @ Landing
01/23/96
41
20
25.5
71
42
44.6
05449
1750
<0.10
—
—
—
—
Bluff Hill Cove off Ram's Head
01/25/96
41
23
21.9
71
29
44.4
05450
1125
0.16
1.0
05451
1126
0.16
Bluff Hill Cove @ Bridge E side
01/25/96
41
23
2.8
71
30
25.1
05452
1145
0.47
4.0
05453
1148
0.61
Bluff Hill Cove off Locke PT
01/25/96
41
23
51.1
71
29
42.9
05454
1312
0.30
—
—
—
—
Spring Cove At NUN"30"
01/25/96
41
25
2.0
71
29
49.5
05455
1450
<0.10
2.0
05456
1455
<0.10
Upper Pond off Ram PT
01/25/96
41
25
27.6
71
29
49.1
05457
1523
<0.10
—
—
—
—
Champlin's Lobster tank, 256 Great Is Rd
01/25/96






05458
1750
0.46
—
—
—
—
Bluff hill Cove @ Bridge W side,Can5
01/26/96
41
23
3.8
71
30
32.3
05469
1225
0.20
4.0
05470
1230
0.26
PT Judith Pond NE of Beef Island
01/26/96
41
23
59 1
71
30
39.7
05459
900
0.20
...
...
—
—
Dup @ PT Judith Pond NE of Beef IS
01/26/96
41
23
59.1
71
30
39.7
05460
900
0.15
...
...
—
—
PT Judith Pond, Turner Cove
01/26/96
41
24
20.3
71
30
35.0
05461
923
0 12
1.5
05462
925
0 12
S of Beach Is. E of Plato Is.
01/26/96
41
24
14.7
71
30
21.0
05463
946
0.11
1.5
05464
952
0.11
PT Judith Pond State Pier Jerusalem
01/26/96
41
22
49.1
71
30
58.0
05465
1135
0.25
30
05466
1140
0.25
PT Judith Pond Snug Harbor
01/26/96
41
23
9.1
71
31
3.3
05467
1157
0.28
1.0
05468
1200
0.23
Upper Pond off Ram PT
01/26/96
41
25
28.6
71
29
47.7
05471
1005
<0.10
—
—
—
—
PT Judith Pond, Turner Cove
01/28/96
41
24
20.5
71
30
35.4
05472
1059
<0.10
...

—
—
PT Judith Harbor of Refuge S cove
01/28/96
41
21
28.6
71
30
28.8
05473
1448
0.36
—
—
—
—

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Table 2
EPA,OEME, Field Data "NorthCape" Barge Oil Spill, Rl
ISampling Location
| Date
lime
Salinity
Temp
Conductivity
Salinity
Temp
Conductivity
Salinity
Temp
Conductivity
Salinity
Temp
Conductivity
Salinity
Temp
Conductivity

(EST)
(PPTh)
(C?
(ms/cm)
(PPTh)
(C) .
(ms/cm)
(PPTh)
(c>
(ms/cm)
(PPTh)

(ms/cm)
(PPTh)

(ms/cm)

(0.1 meters)
(1 meter)
(2 meters)
(3 meters)
(4 meters)
PT Judith Pond by GC"1"
01/22/96
1125
25.0
1.0
270
31.5
10
270
30.5
1.0
270
38.5
1.0
270
31.0
1.0
275
PT Judith Pond NE of Beef Island
01/22/96
1210
29.0
1.0
260
30.0
1.0
265
30.0
1 0
270
31.0
1.0
280
—
...
	
PT Judith Pond, Turner Cove
01/22m
1225
30.0
1.0
260
30.0
1.0
270
31.0
1.0
280
—

...
—

	
S of Beach Is. E of Plato Is.
01/22/96
1238
29.5
1.0
260
30.0
1.0
260
31.0
1.0
280
—
—
—
—
...
	
PT Judith Pond Snug Harbor
01/22/96
1301
31.0
1.0
275
31.0
10
275
31.0
1.0
280
31.0
1.0
280
—
...
	
PT Judith Harbor inside breakwater
01/22/96
1517
32.0
2.0
280
32.0
1.5
285
32.0
1.5
285
33.0
2.0
280
—
...
	
Pt Judith Harbor Seaweed Beach
01/22/96
1541
32.0
1.0
280
33.0
1.0
290
33.0
1.0
290
—
—
—
—
...
	
PT Judith Harbor Sand Hill Cove
01/22/96
1604
33.0
1.0
290
33.0
1.0
290
33.0
1.0
290
—
...

—
...
	
PT Judith Harbor N of RN"4"
01/22/96
1623
31.0
1.0
280
31.0
1.0
280
32.0
1 0
280
32.0
1.0
280
—
...
—
PT Judith Pond State Pier Jerusalem
01122m
1706
32.0
1.0
290
31.0
1.0
285
32.0
1.0
300
—
—
—
—
...
—
Potter Pd W of Champlin Cove@Narrows
01/23/96
1136
29.0
2.0
260
31.5
2.5
280
	
	
—
	
—
	
	
	
	
Potter Pond, Sycamore Cove
01/23/96
1150
29.0
2.0
260
31.0
2 0
275
—
...
—
	
—
—
—
—
—
Potter PD N of Meadows PT
01/23/96
1203
31.0
2.5
275
32.5
20
285
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Bluff Hill Cove off Ram's Head
01/25/96
1125
30.0
3.5
275
30.0
3.5
275
31.0
3.0
275
	
—
	
	
...

Bluff Hill Cove @ Bridge E side
01/25/96
1145
31.0
35
275
31.0
3.0
278
31.5
3.0
280
315
3.0
280
31.5
3.0
280
Spring Cove At NUN"30"
01/25/96
1450
17.5
3.0
105
185
3.0
170
17.5
3.0
195
—
—

—
...
	
Upper Pond off Ram PT
01/25/96
1523
10.5
2.8
105
10.5
2.8
105
25.5
3.5
230
—
—
—
—
-
—
Bluff hill Cove @ Bridge W side,Can5
01/26/96
1225
29.9
2.9
270
299
2.9
270
29.9
2.9
270
300
2.5
271
30.1
2.5
272
PT Judith Pond NE of Beef Island
01/26/96
900
27.0
1.0
245
27.5
1.1
250



—
...
—
—
...
—
PT Judith Pond, Turner Cove
01/26/96
923
26.2
1.0
240
275
1.1
250
29.2
2.0
265
—
—
—
—
...
—
S of Beach Is. E of Plato Is.
01/26/96
946
27.1
1.0
248
275
1.2
250
30.2
2.0
271
___
—
—
—
—
	
PT Judith Pond State Pier Jerusalem
01/26/96
1135
30.9
1.9
275
30.9
1.9
278
31.0
1.8
278
31.0
1.7
278
31.1
1.5
280
PT Judith Pond Snug Harbor
01/26/96
1157
30.0
3.8
272
30.0
3.0
270
30.0
3.0
270
—
—
--

—
—
Upper Pond off Ram PT
01/28/96
1005
4.2
3.5
60
.
	
	
	
	

	
—
	
	
	
...
PT Judith Pond, Turner Cove
01/28/96
1059
28.8
3.1
254
	
—
—
—
—

—
__

—
__
—
PT Judith Harbor of Refuge S cove
01/28/96
1448
28.5
2.5
262
—
—
—
—
—
—
--
—
—
—
—
—

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Table 3
EPA's, Atlantic Ecology Division, Sampling Data "North Cape" Barge Oil Spill, Rl
Sample ID
Station ID | Date
Time
Latitude
Longitude
Wl Fuel Oil
Total Depth
Temp
(OEME#)

(EST)
Deg | Min
Deg | Min
(ppm)
(meters)
(C)
Capt. Bert Cruise
G
3S

A1
—
1/21/96
09- 57 AM
41
21.30
71
3614
3.3
—
—
A2
—
1/21/96
10.40 AM
41
20.51
71
36.37
1.5
—
—
A3
—
1/21/96
10:51 AM
41
19.85
71
36.21
0.1
—
	
B1
—
1/21/96
11:54 AM
41
21.67
71
34.75
3.6
—
—
B2
—
1/21/96
11:45 AM
41
21.18
71
35.89
1.4
—
—
B3
—
1/21/96
11:24 AM
41
19.91
71
35.68
1.8
—
—
C1
—
1/21/96
12:04 PM
41
21 93
71
33 52
6 0
—
—
C2
—
1/21/96
12:24 PM
41
21.32
71
33.45
1.6
—
—
C3
—
1/21/96
01:05 PM
41
20.02
71
33.20
1.1
—
—
D1
—
1/21/96
02:14 PM
41
22.00
71
33.20
4.0
—
—
D2
—
1/21/96
02:03 PM
41
21.50
71
32.90
1.3
—
—
D3
—
1/21/96
01:48 PM
41
20.34
71
31.85
5.5
—
—
E1
—
1/21/96
02:32 PM
41
22.00
71
30.32
1.9
—
—
E2
—
1/21/96
02:42 PM
41
21.43
71
30.30
1.2
—
—
E3
—
1/21/96
02:59 PM
41
20.15
71
29.35
0.6
—

Research Vessel Cyprinodon
A1
—
1/22/96
01:30 PM
41
21.73
71
35.44
4.6
—
—
B3
—
1/22/96
02:40 PM
41
20.20
71
36.50
1.4
—
—
E3 Deposition
—
1/22/96
11:24 AM
41
22.00
71
32.20
1.1
—
—
E3 Bottom
—
1/22/96
11:24 AM
—
—
—
—
1.1
—
—
NOAA \^6SS6/ Albatross
V
(Loran)

WC1
STA8
1/23/96
03:35 AM
41
2.5
71
41.0
ND 0.10
49
3.9
WC2
STA7
1/23/96
07:05 AM
41
11.9
71
39.8
ND 0.10
36
3.4
WC3
STA6
1/23/96
09:15 AM
41
15.4
71
40.2
ND 0.10
37
3.7
WC4
STA5
1/23/96
11:16 AM
41
19.3
71
38.9
ND 0.10
19
3.5
WC5
STA10
1/23/96
01:22 PM
41
19.7
71
35.4
<0.1
21
3.5
WC6
STA10
1/23/96
01:22 PM
41
19.7
71
35.4
<0.1
21
3.5
WC7
STA9
1/23/96
04:11 PM
41
18.5
71
30.4
0.1
27
2.6
WC8
STA11
1/23/96
07:03 PM
41
17.5
71
35.1
ND 0.10
40
3.6
WC9
STA12
1/23/96
10:17 AM
41
12.9
71
29.3
ND 0.10
35
2.9
WC10
STA13
1/24/96
06:21 AM
41
15.9
71
26.2
ND 0.10
39
2.3
WC11
STA14
1/24/96
08:41 AM
41
7.6
71
31.4
ND 0.10
30
2.9
WC-1
STA1
1/25/96
11:40 PM
41
9.2
71
14.3
ND 0.10
41
—
WC-2
STA2
1/25/96
04:31 PM
41
13.8
71
21.6
ND 0.10
33
—
WC-3
ST A3
1/25/96
02:34 PM
41
19.8
71
20.9
ND 0.10
32
---
WC-4
STA4
1/25/96
12:39 PM
41
19.6
71
24.8
ND 0.10
33
—
WC-15
STA15
1/25/96
07:02 PM
41
11.6
71
24.8
<0.11
38
—
WC-16
STA16
1/25/96
08:55 PM
41
10.5
71
20.7
ND 0.10
40
—

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Table 4
EPA ERT Sampling Data "North Cape" Oil Spiil, Mattunuck, Ri
ISampling Location | Date
Latitude
Longitude
Surface
(meters)
Surface ID
(OEME#)
#2 Fuel Oil
Top meter
(ppm)
Depth ID
(OEME#)
#2 Fuel Oil
Depth
(ppm)
Depth
(meters)

Deg | Min | Sec
Deg | Min |Sec





Plotted on NOAA chart

ERT2
1/22/S6
41
21
52.5
71
30
17
0.1
6586
0.54
6587
2.5
7.0
ERT1
1/22/96
41
21
25.8
71
30
32
0.1
6589
0.52
6588
1.1
4.6


Loran Measurements






Test-1 ,Test-2
1/26/96
41
21
53
71
30
39
1.0
6514
0.15
6513
0.38
8.5
Test3
1/26/96
41
21
30
71
34
52
1.0
6515
0.28
—
—
—
Test 4, Test 5
1/26/96
41
21
41
71
34
49
0.1
6517
3.30
6516
0.42
1.0
Test 6, Test 7
1/26/96
41
21
47
71
34
34
0.1
6518
0.72
6519
0.71
5.5
Test 8, Test 9
1/26/96
41
21
51
71
34
18
1.0
6521
0.82
6520
0.62
5.6
Test 10
1/26/96
41
21
53
71
33
52
1.0
6522
<0.1
...
—
—

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Table 5
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Sampling Data "North Cape" Barge Oil Spill, Rl
|SITE ID |Description
(Date
Time
Latitude
Longitude
#2 Fuel Oil
#2 Fuel Oil


(EST)
Deg ( Min ( Sec
Deg [ Min | Sec
Water
Wet Sediments





(PPm)
(mg/kg)

6P&

WINN1
Winnapaug Pond, w end. 11 Saunders Rd., about 15 yd offshore
1/23/96
—
71
48
27.6
41
19
30.9
0.22
ND 9.5
WINN2
Winnapaug Pd, #466 Atlantic Ave, across salt marsh on driveway, near house
1/23/96
—
71
47
0.4
41
19
45.7
ND 0.2
ND 8.1
WINN3
Winnapaug Pond, end of Ricci Road, north of breachway
1/23/96
—
71
46
8.8
41
20
6.6
ND 0.2
ND 8 8
QUON1
W end of Quonochontaug Pd, 3rd parking lot on sand road, Weekapaug beac
1/23/96
—
71
44
44 7
41
19
49.4
<0.2
ND 8.1
QUON2
Quonochontaug Pond, end of Warren Rd., Westerly-Charlestown town line.
1/23/96
—
71
43
42.4
41
20
44.2
<0 2
ND 9.4
QUON3
Quonochontaug Pond, E end, right of way off Sunset Drive, E of Bill's Is.
1/23/96
—
71
42
35.5
41
20
24.2
<02
ND 10
NIN1
Ninigret Pond, west end. Ninigret Conservation Area, parking lot, north end
1/23/96
—
71
42
436
41
20
22.1
ND 0.2
ND 8.5
NINN3
Ninigret Pond, north end. Fort Ninigret. Access from parking lot of state park
1/24/96
—
71
38
46.2
41
20
27.6
0.20
ND 19
NIN2
Ninigret Pond, Ninigret NWR, end of airfield
1/24/96
—
71
39
16.8
41
21
50.6
0.24
ND 12
NIN4
Ninigret Pd, N of the Charlestown breachway boat ramp ~ 50 m off foot path
1/24/96
—
71
38
15.4
41
21
33.2
0.41
ND 8.4
GH1
Green Hill Pd, @ RD to Charlestown Breachway, Eof bridge near tide gate
1/24/96
—
71
37
27.8
41
21
48.4
0.78
ND 15
GH2
Green Hill Pond @ Cedar Island
1/24/96
—
71
36
31 5
41
22
38.2
0.13
ND 8 9
CARD2
Card Pond, north side off Card Pond Road
1/25/96
11:00 AM
71
33
57.1
41
22
37.2
0.81
21
CARD1
Card Pond, west side near opening to fresh water pond.
1/25/96
11:45 AM
71
34
16.7
41
22
16.3
0.24
<9 4
TRU1
Trustom Pond, east side of breach, 10 m out
1/25/96
12:30 PM
71
34
43.0
41
22
14.3
5.40
6.7
TRU2
Trustom Pond, North of observation tower
1/25/96
02.00 PM
71
34
58.1
41
22
36.9
<1.0
ND 15
POT1
Potter Pond
1/25/96
04:30 PM
71
35
113
41
22
34.3
0.17
28
POT2
Potter Pond, #35 E. Matunuck Beach Rd
1/25/96
05:00 PM
71
32
8.7
41
23
54.8
0.10
ND 5.0
PJ1
Pt Judith Pd, end of Succotash Rd., west of dock, just inside entrance to cove
1/26/96
01:00 PM
71
31
7.8
41
23
6.2
0 18
70
PJ2
Point Judith Pond, end of Camp Fuller Road, shoreline north of camp beach
1/26/96
02:00 PM
71
30
33.6
41
24
26.4
0 36
11
PJ2
Duplicate of PJ2C Water RPD=100%
1/26/96
02:00 PM
71
30
33.6
41
24
26.4
0 12
14
PJ3
Point Judith Pond, Galilee Access Rd, off culvert in escape route
1/26/96
03:20 PM
71
29
54.9
41
22
46.6
0.12
24
PJ4
Point Judith Pond, Thomas Point, NWtip of Great Island
1/26/96
04:20 PM
71
29
54.9
41
22
46.6
0 15
12
Note: All water samples collected at sub surface; Detection Limits change based on wet weight of samples.
Sediment collected in first 2-4cm with a ponar dredge.

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Table 6
Other Samples to OEME "North Cape" Barge Oil Spill, Rl
iSampleType jDate
Sample #
#2 Fuel Oil #2 Fuel Oil
wet weight dry weight
% Moisture
Latitude
Lonqtitude

(OEME#)
(%)
(Deq) |(Min) l(Sec)
(Deg) |(Min) IfSec)
Lobsters collected by Rl Fish & Wildlife
(mg/Kg) 1 fma/Kfii)

NOAA Chart
2 lobsters, composite-gills/organs
2	lobsters, composite-tails
1 lobster, whole individual
1	lobster, whole individual
3	lobster, composite-tails
2	lobsters, composite-whole
10 lobsters, composite-whole
1/20/96
1/20/96
1/20/96
1/20/96
1/20/96
1/20/96
1/20/96
54945
54946
54947
54948
54949
54952
54953
160
29
150
100
43
96
93
640
150
460
360
130
280
220
75
80
67
71
67
66
58
41 | 22 I 16 I 71 I 32 I 30
NOAA Chart
Oysters collected by Moonstone Oysters, Rob Rheault, President
6 oysters, composite-whole
duplicate
1/21/96
1/21/96
54954
54954
ND 10
ND 10
ND 10
ND 10
92
92
41 I 24 1 28 1 71 | 22 I 16

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Concentrations of #2 Fuel Oil Samples (PPM)
Water Samples Collected at the Surface by EPA - Region I, OEME

LEGEND
1 * Samples Collected 1/22/96
CZ]
Samples Collected 1/23/96

Samples Collected 1/25/96

Samples Collected 1/26 and 1/28/96

Grounding Spot of NORTH CAPE Barge

Lobster Sample Collected 1/21/96
1
Oyster Sample Collected 1/21/96
MAPI
&EPA
New England
NOTE:
Sample measurements adjacent to points are 92
Fuel Oil concentrations in PPM.
Lobster samples collected by R1 Fish & Wildlife.
Oyster samples collected by Moonstone Oysters.
Water sample locations collected using CPS technology.	0
gansett
Block Island Sound

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Block Island Sound
LEGEND
1 * I Samples Collected 1/22/96
I * I Samples Collected 1/23/96
I * I Samples Collected 1/25/96
I * I Samples Collected 1/26 and 1/28/96
Grounding Spot of NORTH CAPE Barge
MAP 2
New England
gansett
Concentrations of #2 Fuel Oil Samples (PPM)
Water Samples Collected One Meter Off the Bottom
Samples Collected by EPA - Region I, OEME
NOTE:
Sample measurements adjacent to points are #2
Fuel Oil concentrations m PPM.
Water sample locations collected using GPS technology.
0
FINAL: 5-21-96	6

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LEGEND
1 * 1 Samples Collected 1/21/96
I * I Samples Collected 1/23/96
Grounding Spot of NORTH CAPE Barge
Block Island Sound
Concentrations of #2 Fuel Oil Samples (PPM)
Water Samples Collected by NOAA/EPA Narragansett
NOTE:
Sample measurements adjacent to points are #2
Fuel Oil concentrations in PPM. ND = NON DETECT.
Paints were collected using LOR AN.
FINAL: 5-21-96
MAP 3
f/EPA
New England

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LEGEND
I * 1 Sample Point Location
Grounding Spot of NORTH CAPE Barge
Concentrations of #2 Fuel Oil Samples (PPM)
Water Samples Collected at the Surface by EPAIERT
MAP 4
f/EPA
New England
ansett
Block Island Sound
NOTE:
Sample measurements adjacent to points are #2
Fuel Oil concentrations in PPM. ND = NON DETECT.
Water sample locations collected using GPS technology.
	FINAL: 5-21-96

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LEGEND
S]
Samples Collected 1/23/96
[XI
Samples Collected 1/24/96
[X]
Samples Collected 1/25/96

Samples Collected 1/26/96

Grounding Spot of NORTH CAPE Barge
Concentrations of #2 Fuel Oil Samples (PPM)
Sub-Surface Water Samples Collected by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
MAP 5
NOTE:
Sample measurements adjacent to points are #2
Fuel Oil concentrations in PPM. ND = NON DETECT.
Water sample locations collected using GPS technology.	0 1 2 * -» W u	N.FIH
FINAL: 5-21-96	Jes	GW "9 ***
SEPA
Block Island Sound


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