The Torrey Canyon (Wreck)

United Kingdom / England / Saint Martins /
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Torrey Canyon was a supertanker that was able to carrying a cargo of 120,000 tons of crude oil. On March 18, 1967 she struck a submerged rock and sank, causing the largest, and worst, oil spill in British history. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvrnbG_kzeM
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Coordinates:   50°2'28"N   6°7'43"W
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