Barracuda Tanker Corporation

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Barracuda Tanker Corporation was the shipping company responsible for operating the supertanker involved in the infamous Torrey Canyon oil spill disaster of 1967.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf shipping company
accidentTypeContext oil tanker grounding leading to oil spill
associatedWith environmental disaster of Torrey Canyon
marine pollution history
cargoSpecialization crude oil
contributedTo public awareness of risks of supertanker operations
environmentalImpactContext operator of a ship that released a large quantity of crude oil into the sea
eventLocationContext Torrey Canyon oil spill off the coast of Cornwall and Brittany NERFINISHED
hasNotableShip Torrey Canyon NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance linked to one of the first major supertanker oil spills
industry maritime transport
oil tanker shipping
involvedIn 1967 Torrey Canyon oil spill disaster
Torrey Canyon oil spill NERFINISHED
legalContext subject to investigations after Torrey Canyon oil spill
linkedEventYear 1967
notableFor operating the supertanker in the Torrey Canyon oil spill disaster
operated Torrey Canyon NERFINISHED
operatedDuring 1967
operatedVesselType supertanker
operationalDomain international shipping
publicPerceptionContext criticized after Torrey Canyon disaster
regulatoryImpactContext case cited in later maritime safety and pollution control discussions
responsibleFor operation of the Torrey Canyon at the time of the 1967 oil spill
roleInEvent operator of the Torrey Canyon supertanker
safetyContext operator of a vessel that grounded on Pollard’s Rock near the Seven Stones reef
vesselOperatedWas crude oil tanker
super tanker Torrey Canyon NERFINISHED

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Torrey Canyon oil spill operator Barracuda Tanker Corporation