The Torrey Canyon (Wreck)

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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

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrey_Canyon

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Coordinates: 50°2'28"N 6°7'43"W

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