Effects of ‘Torrey Canyon’ Pollution on Marine Life

摘要: The ‘Torrey Canyon’ stranded on the Seven Stones Reef off Lands End March 18th, 1967. Within ten days her entire cargoe of 118,000 long tons Kuwait crude oil had been released to sea, or burned following bombing wreck. drifted in three different masses; initially about 30,000 escaped and this up English Channel polluted N. coast France, also Guernsey. During week a further 20,000 escaped, pollute west Cornish coast. On 26th, ship broke back 50,000 which south into Biscay. wreck was bombed 28–30, remaining being either sea.