Oil tankers collide in North Sea, causing 5-mile slick

Title
Oil tankers collide in North Sea, causing 5-mile slick
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
18 Sep 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:01:46
Description
Nick Hull reports from Humberside, on the aftermath of a collision between two oil tankers – the Phillips Oklahoma and the Fiona - that’s left a five mile slick off the Humber Estuary in the North Sea, threatening the environment and wildlife. Broadcast on Viking Radio. Includes interviews with Mike Dabbar, operations manager for Phillips of America; Mark Tasker, Nature Conservancy Coun cil.
Contributors
Nick Hull; Viking Radio; Mike Dabbar; Mark Tasker
Keywords
Accidents; Shipwrecks; Petroleum; Seals (animals); Environment; Seaborne disasters; North Sea; Oil pollution; Marine pollution; Phillips Oklahoma; Fiona; Humber Estuary; Phillips of America; Nature Conservancy Council

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