Keywords: SS ARGO MERCHANT DISASTER DVIDS1082121.jpg en NANTUCKET Mass July 2000 --The two halves of the SS Argo Merchant swirl in a sea of foam before being sucked under The tanker broke into two pieces Dec 21 1976 after running aground six days earlier on its way to Salem Mass with a load of 7 3 million gallons of heavy industrial fuel oil The 644-foot 18 743-ton Liberian-flagged tanker ran aground Dec 15 in international waters 28 miles southeast of Nantucket Island causing a major spill Helicopters from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod Mass lifted the 38 crewmembers to safety Dec 15 and 16 Photo courtesy of Coast Guard Historian 2000-06-30 https //www dvidshub net/image/1082121 1082121 2013-12-11 19 30 NANTUCKET MA US PD-USGov Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |