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Field name | Value |
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Title | Oil Pollution in Navigable Waters. Torrey Canyon: Grounding off Scilly Isles, March 1967 |
Reference | POWE 63/340 |
Collection | Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Power, and of related bodies |
Library | The National Archives |
Date | 1967-1968 |
Description | The SS Torrey Canyon was a large oil tanker that was wrecked off the coast of Cornwall in the UK. The subsequent oil spill led to an environmental disaster. These papers describe the event and discuss future safeguards and other matters of importance. |
Document Type | Report, Correspondence |
Primary Commodity | Oil |
Theme | Ecology and the Environment; Trade and Commerce; Transportation |
Keywords | pollution, petroleum, shipping, fuel, commerce, navigation, importation, exportation, government |
Region | Europe, Africa, South America, North America |
Places | UK; Liberia; Panama; USA |
Company or Organisation | Kuwait National Petroleum Company; Vacuum Oil Company |
Copyright | The National Archives |