The ARGO MERCHANT Oil Spill on-Scene Coordinator's Report.

Abstract

This report factually documents the oil spill response action initiated by the United States Government following the grounding and subsequent foundering of the Liberian-registered tanker ARGO MERCHANT off the Northeast Coast of the United States at 0700 hours on December 15, 1976. This report covers the following factors associated with the pollution incident: Description of the cause and initial situation; Organization of response action and resources committed; Effectiveness of response and removal actions by The discharger, State and local forces, and Federal agencies and special forces; Unique problems encountered; and Recommendations on Means to prevent a reoccurrence, Improvement of response actions, and Changes needed to improve National or Regional Contingency Plans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA062028

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Boats
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fuel Oils
  • Geography
  • Military Science
  • Navigation
  • Personnel Management
  • Petroleum
  • Topography
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Weather Forecasting
  • Wildlife

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  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Systems Analysis and Design