Torrey Canyon
LocationCornwall, England
Year1967
DepthShallow
Size120,000 GRT
TypeOil tanker
About Torrey Canyon
Ran full speed onto a reef, spilling her entire cargo. The Royal Navy tried to burn the oil with bombs. The first supertanker disaster, it exposed gaps in international maritime law and spawned new conventions.
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