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Description
Argo Merchant oil spill. The ship broke apart and spilled its entire cargo of7.7 million gallons of No. 6 fuel oil. (Image credit: Collection of Doug Helton, NOAA/NOS/ORR)
Credit
Collection of Doug Helton, NOAA/NOS/ORR
Display Date
1976 December 15
Location
Massachusetts, Nantucket Shoals, Fishing Rip
Collection
America's Coastlines