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The Deadly Oil Slick - An Aerial View of the Tanker Torrey Canyon

The deadly oil slick - an aerial view of the tanker Torrey Canyon whose stranding on the treacherous Seven Stone Rocks near the Scilly Isles on 19th March, 1967, was the most expensive loss of its kind in maritime history. The St Mary's and Penlee life-boats gave valuable help (page 210)..

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