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Two Local Vessels Active in Newport Tanker Disaster
Bristol Coast Guard units Laurel and 64-foot harbor tug responded early to the Graham and Gulfoil collision in the lower Narragansett Bay. Fifteen crewmen died, 35 rescued with burns. the Graham burned out near Rose Island while the Gulfoil exploded and grounded at Fort Adams. Naval and Air Force tugs, motor launches, and helicopters assisted. Laurel towed the burning Graham away from the lighthouse area as crews battled gasoline fires.
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Coast Guard
Lower
Narragansstt
Laurel
Laure
Kippey
John D McCann
Graham
Gulfoil
Shves
Gulfoi
Rose Island
Bristol
Coll S
L Aunch
Castle H.1
Navy
Air Force
Fort Adams
Thei Station
Spar
Brenton’s Reef
Castle Hill
Bos’un Everett Marshall
Newport Group
Pt Judith
Block Island
New Bedford
Woods Holecraft
Newport
S. E. Graham
Bristol Depot