Oil Tanker Aground

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

67/24

Date Released

23 Mar 1967

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1England vs Scotland Rugby
2. 2Oil Tanker Aground
3. 3Billy Walker vs Karl Mildenberger

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Torrey Canyon, the 61,000 ton tanker goes aground off the Scilly Isles. Much of her 100,000 ton cargo of crude oil seeps away as the crippled vessel is battered by heavy seas. Britain’s cost is threatened with severe pollution as the escaping oil snakes unpredictably with the tides. The Prime Minister orders all out action and the Navy and an armada of private ships converge on the black threat with massive amounts of detergent in a bid to disperse it.

Keywords

Pollution; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military

Locations

Seven Stones

Credits:

Camera

William Nixon

Length of story (in feet)

133

Story extras:

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