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World Service,17 Mar 2014,9 mins

The Torrey Canyon Disaster

Witness History

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In March 1967 an oil tanker hit the rocks off the south-west coast of England. It was the biggest oil spill the world had ever seen. The air force tried to burn up the oil by dropping bombs on it. Photo: AFP/ Getty Images

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