Torrey Canyon disaster – the UK's worst-ever oil spill 50 years on
by Adam Vaughan from on (#2G8RB)
The UK's biggest ever oil spill in 1967 taught invaluable lessons about the response to disasters, toughened up shipping safety and stirred green activism
"I saw this huge ship sailing and I thought he's in rather close, I hope he knows what he's doing," recalled Gladys Perkins of the day 50 years ago, when Britain experienced its worst ever environmental disaster.
Related: From the archive: the Torrey Canyon oil spill disaster of 1967
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