SS Torrey Canyon
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SS Torrey Canyon was a large British oil tanker best known for causing one of the world’s most infamous environmental disasters when it ran aground off the coast of Cornwall in 1967.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil tanker
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ship ⓘ super tanker ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cargoAtTimeOfAccident | approximately 120000 tons of crude oil ⓘ |
| cargoType | crude oil ⓘ |
| category |
maritime incidents in 1967
ⓘ
oil spills in the United Kingdom ⓘ shipwreck of the English Channel ⓘ |
| causeOfAccident | ran aground ⓘ |
| changeOfRegistry | re-registered under British flag before 1967 accident ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Captain Pastrengo Rugiati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewDeaths | no immediate deaths from grounding ⓘ |
| dateOfAccident | 1967-03-18 ⓘ |
| deadweightTonnage | 120000 tons ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed in 1967 after grounding and bombing ⓘ |
| flag | British ⓘ |
| grossTonnage | 61000 tons ⓘ |
| homePort | Liberia (earlier registry) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
contamination of beaches in Cornwall
ⓘ
oil pollution along English Channel coasts ⓘ severe damage to wildlife ⓘ widespread marine pollution ⓘ |
| influenced |
1969 International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterOwner | Barracuda Tanker Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1959-02-23 ⓘ |
| legalConsequence |
development of international oil pollution liability conventions
ⓘ
international claims for compensation ⓘ |
| length | 297 meters ⓘ |
| locationOfAccident |
Seven Stones reef
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
off the coast of Cornwall ⓘ |
| nearestLand | Cornwall, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
environmental disaster
ⓘ
major oil spill ⓘ |
| operator | British Petroleum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Union Oil Company of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Newport News, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbine ⓘ |
| response |
Royal Navy bombing
ⓘ
use of detergents and dispersants ⓘ |
| routeAtTimeOfAccident | Persian Gulf to Milford Haven ⓘ |
| scuttlingMethod | bombed by Royal Air Force and Royal Navy aircraft ⓘ |
| spillVolume | approximately 80000 to 100000 tons of oil ⓘ |
| yearLaunched | 1959 ⓘ |
| yearOfAccident | 1967 ⓘ |
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