Torrey Canyon: the wreck that changed our world

Fifty years after oil-tanker Torrey Canyon hit reefs off Cornwall, Rob Lambert commemorates the disaster as a major turning point in environmental awareness.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lambert, Rod
Format:	Article
Published:	Immediate Media Company Limited 2017
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41611/

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