MV Argo Merchant  was a Liberian-flagged oil tanker built by Howaldtswerke in Hamburg, Germany, in 1953, most noted for running aground and subsequently sinking southeast of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, causing one of the largest marine oil spills in history.
The MV Argo Merchant, a Liberian-flagged oil tanker built in Hamburg, Germany by Howaldtswerke in 1953, became infamous for running aground and subsequently sinking off the coast of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, leading to one of the largest marine oil spills ever recorded.