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Description: Ixtoc I oil spill. This spill was caused by a blownout oil well. The well ran wild for 9 months and spilled over 140 million gallons of oil into the Bay of Campeche. Mexico, Bay of Campeche. 1979 September circa.
Title: Line5134 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library
Credit: NOAA Photo Library: line5134
Author: Collection of Doug Helton, NOAA/NOS/ORR.
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