Oiled Gannets rescued from the sea after the Torrey Canyon disaster 20 miles off Land's End, March 1967

SWA.EX.054.tif

Title

Oiled Gannets rescued from the sea after the Torrey Canyon disaster 20 miles off Land's End, March 1967

Description

Typed label attached to the back of the print:
BRITAIN'S BATTLE FOR THE BEACHES
Victims of the oil slicks. Three gannets, normally a dazzling white, that were rescued from the sea after the tanker Torrey Canyon, laden with 120,000 tons of crude oil, ran aground on the Seven Stones reef, 20 miles off Land's End.
Please acknowledge : Photograph by SERENA WADHAM

Creator

Serena Wadham

Date

1967-03

Format

Silver Bromide Print

Type

Photograph

Identifier

SWA.EX.053

Coverage

West Cornwall

Physical Dimensions

9½x8 inches

Artist

Serena Wadham