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A gallery featuring photos of some of the world's largest oil spills, along with a little information about each of those spills.

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Amoco Cadiz Amoco Cadiz; France	Argo Merchant Argo Merchant; Massachusetts, USA	Argo Merchant in pieces Argo Merchant; Massachusetts, USA
Bouchard B155 Barge Bouchard B155, freighter Balsa 37, and barge Ocean 255; Florida, USA	Burmah Agate Burmah Agate; Gulf of Mexico, USA	Cibro Savannah Cibro Savannah; New Jersey, USA
Exxon Valdez Exxon Valdez; Alaska, USA	Ixtoc I Ixtoc I; Mexico	Jupiter Jupiter; Michigan, USA
Mega Borg Mega Borg; Texas, USA

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