Stock Photo - USA Nantucket -- 21 Dec 1976 --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 -- Picture by Lightroom Photos / USCG / Topfoto.

Stock Photo: USA Nantucket -- 21 Dec 1976 --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.

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