Yellowstone River oil spill Event
Timestamp
- time of event
- 2011-07-02
Definitions
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Am 2. Juli 2011 strömte im US-Bundesstaat Montana aus einer defekten Pipeline des Betreibers ExxonMobil nahe der Stadt Billings bis zu 160.000 Liter Rohöl in den Yellowstone River.
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An ExxonMobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone River near Billings in south-central Montana ruptured and dumped between 31,500 and 42,000 gallons of crude oil
into the waterway, prompting temporary evacuations along the river on 2 July 2011.