Torrey Canyon oil spill

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:oil
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Channel_Islands
Cornish coast
Brittany coast
gptkbp:causedBy Torrey Canyon (oil tanker)
gptkbp:date March 18, 1967
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Milford_Haven,_Wales
gptkbp:flaggedVessel gptkb:Liberia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Torrey Canyon oil spill
gptkbp:impact marine pollution
wildlife deaths
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cornwall
gptkb:English_Channel
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableFor one of the world's first major oil spills
gptkbp:operator Barracuda Tanker Corporation
gptkbp:response Royal Navy bombing
use of detergents
gptkbp:resultedIn changes in maritime law
improved oil spill response protocols
gptkbp:spilledAmount ~119,000 tonnes of crude oil
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amoco_Cadiz_oil_spill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7