List of Figures
Figure 1 Torrey canyon supertanker and surrounded with oil spills 6 Figure 2 A-Geographical location of the disaster. B-Route at the time of accident 9 Figure 3Torrey Canyon and Air strike: World’s first ever environmental disaster 11 Figure 4 :The Renown Torrey quarry 11 Figure 5: Dead bird in Torrey Canyon query 12 Figure 6Plumes emitting from burning Torrey Canyon 13
Abstract
On 18th March 1967, the ship Torrey Canyon, carrying a load of 120000 tons of crude oil dashed against Pollard's Rock of the reef of Seven Stones near Cornwall, England. The resultant oil ...