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Coast Guard Pumps Benzene from Argo, 78 Year Old Lake Erie Toxic Wreck

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Rick SpilmanNovember 25, 2015

This weekend the US Coast Guard recovered 10,000 gallons of benzene from the wreck of a tank barge that sank 78 years ago in Lake Erie. The Coast Guard has pumped the first of 8 tanks on the wrecked barge. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Argo, benzene, benzol, Lake Erie, tank barge
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