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Lands end, england

Torrey Canyon; Lands End, England · NOAAORR-6201

issued
1967-03-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1967-04-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
1967-04-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
English Channel
position
50.050, -4.733
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Torrey Canyon; Lands End, England.
Lands End, England.
1. On the morning of March 18, 1967, the T/V Torrey Canyon ran aground on Pollard Rock on Seven Stones Reef off Lands End in England due to the master's negligence. The entire cargo, approximately 860,000 barrels (references range between 857,600 and 872,300 barrels), was released into the sea or burned during the next twelve days. Ships of the Royal Navy carrying detergents were en route to the scene within four hours of the grounding. The response command post was established at Plymouth. The Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy implemented an early warning system for oil movement. A panel of expert scientists was assembled to consider scientific problems involved with the cleanup procedure. Local authorities were instrumental in dealing with the oil beached within their jurisdictions. A detergent, primarily BP1002, was sprayed on much of the floating oil to emulsify and disperse it. [...]
2. COMMODITY: KUWAIT CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 36100000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 50.050N 004.733W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6201: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6201

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