Security Levels
Marine Safety, Science &
Environmental Protection
Including Famous Shipwrecks & Other Major Marine
Disasters
The wreck of the Liberian
tanker Argo Merchant off Nantucket, 1976
- 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 Coast
Guard Oceanography [pdf file]
![A photo of the Andrea Doria as she sinks](gifs/Andrea_Doria.jpg)
The Italian passenger liner Andrea
Doria sinks after colliding with the Swedish liner Stockholm, 25 July
1956, off Nantucket Island.