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Sign near West Falmouth harbor near the site of the oil spill

Sign near West Falmouth harbor near the site of the oil spill
Sign near West Falmouth harbor near the site of the oil spill
Sign near West Falmouth harbor near the site of the oil spill
Sign near West Falmouth harbor near the site of the oil spill
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Sign near West Falmouth harbor near the site of the oil spill
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09/16/1969
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Date is approximate.
The largest spill occurred on September 16, 1969 when approximately 189,000 gallons of #2 fuel oil spilled when the barge Florida, which ran aground off West Falmouth.
Photo courtesy of WHOI Archives
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