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World Service,09 Aug 2001,13 mins

Torrey Canyon Disaster

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The Torrey Canyon was a big supertanker carrying a cargo of 120,000 tons of crude oil. It was wrecked off the western coast of Cornwall in March 1967, causing an environmental disaster.

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