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Laurel Wins District Citation For Coast Guard Actions
Laurel receives district citation for actions during August 7 1958 collision in Narragansett Bay as tanker Gulfoil and S E Graham collide in dense fog. Baratarna cutter joins rescue, crews perform man overboard and survivor pickup amid zero visibility. Coast Guard ceremony featured Secretary Weeks Senator Smith and industry leaders.
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Coast Guard
Baratana
Baratarna
Atlantic Ocean
Barataria
Lower Penobscot Bay
Sinclair Weeks
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Patrick B McGinnis
Beeston
George Alpert
New Haven
W . Gordon Robertson
Maine Central
Bill Cunningham
Boston Herald
The
Phoenix
Laurel
Bull Point
Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island
Gulfoil
S. E. Graham