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Capt. John Hume and Warrant Officer Cyril Fennelly (USCG)

Capt. John Hume and Warrant Officer Cyril Fennelly (USCG)
Capt. John Hume and Warrant Officer Cyril Fennelly (USCG)
Capt. John Hume and Warrant Officer Cyril Fennelly (USCG)
Capt. John Hume and Warrant Officer Cyril Fennelly (USCG)
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Capt. John Hume and Warrant Officer Cyril Fennelly (USCG)
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09/16/1969
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Date is approximate
(L-R) J. Hume, C. Fennelly
The men are communicating with barge "Florida" at the site of the West Falmouth oil spill.
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.
Used in Oceanus magazine, Vol.45 N.3, July 2007, page 26.
Oil washed ashore after the barge Florida spilled 189,000 gallons of fuel off Cape Cod in 1969.
Photo courtesy of WHOI Archives
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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