Talk:Mississippi River oil spill (1962–63)

River Oil spills in the 21 st century
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On July 23, 2008 the tanker Tintomara hit a fuel barge, which then spilt 9000 barrels of oil. About 550 barrels of black oil 6% of total were recovered. The total number of oiled wildlife observed was 898, including 859 birds, 26 mammals, and 13 reptiles, a total of 40 species impacted. (USFWS, 2008, New Orleans, Louisiana Oil Spill (Tanker Tintomara Collision with Barge DM932.)

In 2021, thirteen yrs later, settlement over $5.4 million to restore habitats. see https://darrp.noaa.gov/oil-spills/54-m-settlement-finalized-fuel-barge-dm932-oil-spill- Wuerzele (talk) 23:31, 19 March 2023 (UTC)