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July 27, 1981: Oil drilling begins off Cape Cod: ”It’s only a matter of time before the fishermen get used to having us out here.
After six years of bitter legal wrangles between fishermen and oil companies, exploration began today on Georges Bank – one of America’s richest fisheries. At the Zapata Saratoga rig were a knot of Shell Oil officials, nine journalists and a group of curious finback whales who poked their heads through the distant waves, sending up fountains of spray. ‘Thank goodness we finally got it started,” said O.J. Shirley, manager of government and industry affairs for Shell. ”It’s only a matter of time before the fishermen get used to having us out here. We can have a very compatible relationship.” >click to read< 08:28
