Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. 4. Unable to add item to List. GV EXT. 7. HOSPITAL Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2015, Good factual book and a well written piece of history. Firemen fighting blazing tanker Luisa at dockside in Venice. All rights reserved From there the planned route was to Milford Haven in Wales. 0.22 THE TORREY CANYON HIT THE SEVEN STONES ROCKS OFF SOUTH WEST ENGLAND ON THE 17TH OF MARCH, SENDING THOUSANDS OF TONS OF OIL ONTO BRITISH AND FRENCH BEACHES. SS Torrey Canyon was an LR2 Suezmax class oil tanker with a cargo capacity of 120,000 short tons (110,000 t) of crude oil. This page works best with JavaScript. RUGIATI IN BED, ZOOM IN TO CU SS Torrey Canyon was an LR2 Suezmax class oil tanker with a cargo capacity of 120,000 tons of crude oil. What you will buy from us has a true historical value and authenticity. SCAN-TELE-01534707 AERIAL VIEW, TORREY CANYON BEING BOMBED (3 SHOTS) Download this stock image: May 05, 1967 - CAPTAIN BLAMED FOR GROUNDING OF THE TORREY CANYON. The proceedings of that board have never been made public, but through journalistic sources Petrow was able to obtain a copy, which comprised background for his investigation. 0.37 [citation needed]. THE CAPTAIN, WHO IS BEING TREATED FOR TUBERCULOSIS, MET NEWSMEN WITH HIS WIFE AT HIS BEDSIDE TODAY FOR 20 MINUTES. In an attempt at damage control, the Torrey Canyon was bombed by the Royal Navy. 8. 9. The Torrey Canyon had strayed too far to the east and would need to make a serious course change. GV SIGN ON HOSPITAL DOOR (SOF STARTS NEXT SHOT) On the day before the grounding, Capt Rugiati had calculated that, because of her laden draft, Torrey Canyon had to enter Milford Haven harbour on the high tide before 23:00 on 18 March or wait about another week until the tide would again be high enough for her to enter. 0.39 London. 6-10 working/business days to be delivered. A mat board, or simply mat, is a resident paper-based item that is positioned between your valuable photograph and the frame. 1.02 However, the ship was later enlarged in Japan to 120,000 short tons (110,000 t) capacity. [citation needed], Coordinates: 50°02′30″N 6°07′44″W / 50.0417°N 6.1288°W / 50.0417; -6.1288, "On This Day 29 March 1967: Bombs rain down on Torrey Canyon", "Torrey Canyon oil spill: The day the sea turned black", "Torrey Canyon oil in Guernsey quarry 'nearly' removed", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Torrey_Canyon&oldid=967889410, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Sank after running aground on 18 March 1967, The podcast Cautionary Tales aired an episode about the, This page was last edited on 15 July 2020, at 23:00. This combination will showcase the true value of the photograph and its provenance! We guarantee you that all our images are original editorial photographs that originated from press archives. Blocks of flexible polyurethane to be used to form a barrier around the Torrey Canyon. The Scillies appear on the radar screen - but in the wrong place! Make of that what you will. We aim to dispatch the same day or the next working day. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden. WESTERN EUROPE: orders will normally take approx. The Certificate is an perfect addition to your photo and will make it even more valuable in the future. 1.15 SEE the BACKSIDE OF the PHOTO - many times the pictures will present stamps, dates and other publication details - these marks attest and increase the value of the pictures. [1] She was shipwrecked off the western coast of Cornwall, England, on 18 March 1967, causing an environmental disaster. GV MEDICAL EQUIPMENT [1], When laid down by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in the United States in 1959, she had a capacity of 60,000 short tons (54,000 t). Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery on millions of eligible domestic and international items, in addition to exclusive access to movies, TV shows, and more. We offer different colors: black, white, silver, gold or blue. [citation needed]. In an effort to reduce the size of the oil spill, the British government decided to set the wreck on fire, by means of air strikes from the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) and Royal Air Force (RAF).