Marine Safety, Science &
Environmental Protection
Including Famous Shipwrecks & Other Major Marine Disasters
The wreck of the Liberian
tanker Argo Merchant off Nantucket, 1976
- "The U.S. Coast Guard's Office of R&D: Its Initial Half-Life (1968-1979)": A Memoir by Dr. Charles C. Bates, Science Advisor to the Commandant, 1968-1979.
- Marine Inspection, December 7, 1941 - July 18, 1944 (Volume 13 of the Coast Guard at War Official History Series)
- Captain Quentin Walsh's Oral History: Captain Walsh discusses his experiences as a whaling inspector on board the American-flagged Norwegian whaling factory ship Ulysses, from 26 May 1937 to 11 April 1938. The Ulysses cruised for 30,000 miles and killed over 3,600 whales. In the middle of his tour, Walsh was asked to enforce new whaling regulations under the 1937 International Agreement for the Regulation of Whaling.
- A history of the Coast Guard's Ocean-Weather Station Program by Captain R. P. Dinsmore, USCG (Ret.). Captain Dinsmore relates the history of this famous Coast Guard mission.
- A History of Coast Guard Oceanography [pdf file]
The Italian passenger liner Andrea Doria sinks after colliding with the Swedish liner Stockholm, 25 July 1956, off Nantucket Island.
Last Modified 9/15/2008