Torrey Canyon oil spill

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The Torrey Canyon oil spill was a catastrophic 1967 tanker disaster off the coast of Cornwall that released a massive amount of crude oil into the sea, becoming one of the first major environmental marine pollution crises and prompting significant changes in international maritime regulations.

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1978 Protocol to MARPOL responseTo Torrey Canyon oil spill