In March 1967, the SS Torrey Canyon supertanker ran aground on rocks ... What remains Britain's worst ever oil spill killed more than 15,000 sea birds in both the UK and France and seriously ...

Rescuers are battling to avert an environmental disaster off the East Yorkshire coast after a toxic oil spill near key nature ...

Denmark has been a member of these crucial organisations since the beginning.According to a release from Danish Maritime Authority (DMA), IOPC-funds began with the Torrey Canyon oil spill disaster ...

A crash off the Yorkshire coast involving an oil tanker which has released fuel into the sea has caused immediate worry for wildlife charities and environmental organisations ...

A cargo ship crashed into an oil tanker off the UK’s east coast ... There have also been other major UK spills. In 1967, the supertanker Torrey Canyon ran aground and leaked more than 119,000 tons off ...

The incident, in which the vessel was holding about 140,000 barrels, is one of the most significant maritime disasters near Britain for many years.