NEPCO 140 oil spill

The NEPCO 140 Oil Spill took place in 1976 near Clayton, New York when the NEPCO 140 ran aground while traveling inland, spilling an estimated of oil into the Saint Lawrence River. ^[1]

American Narrows

The American Narrows is a channel in Jefferson County, New York.

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Amphibian

Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniotic, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class Amphibia.

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Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.

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Barge

Barge often refers to a flat-bottomed inland waterway vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion.

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Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Brockville

Brockville, formerly Elizabethtown, is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region.

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Clayton, New York

Clayton is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States.

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Duck

Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae.

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Exxon Valdez oil spill

The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a major environmental disaster that made worldwide headlines in the spring of 1989 and occurred in Alaska's Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989. NEPCO 140 oil spill and Exxon Valdez oil spill are oil spills in the United States.

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Fog

Fog is a visible aerosol consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface.

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Mammal

A mammal is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia.

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Massena (village), New York

Massena is a village in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States.

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Mortality rate

Mortality rate, or death rate, is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.

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St. Lawrence River

The St.

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Thousand Islands

The Thousand Islands (Mille-Îles) constitute a North American archipelago of 1,864 islands that straddles the Canada–US border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario.

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Tugboat

A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line.

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United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services.

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Wellesley Island

Wellesley Island is an island in Jefferson County, New York, the island is partially in the Town of Orleans and partially in the Town of Alexandria.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEPCO_140_oil_spill

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NEPCO 140 oil spill

Table of Contents

American Narrows

Amphibian

Anseriformes

Barge

Bird

Brockville

Clayton, New York

Duck

Exxon Valdez oil spill

Fog

Mammal

Massena (village), New York

Mortality rate

St. Lawrence River

Thousand Islands

Tugboat

United States Coast Guard

Wellesley Island

See also

1976 in New York (state)

1976 in the environment

Disasters in New York (state)

Environment of New York (state)

Maritime incidents in 1976

Oil spills in the United States

References