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Oil From Torrey Canyon Spreads to Brittany Beaches
French authorities mobilize by land and sea to combat oil from the wrecked Torrey Canyon fouling Brittany shores. Seven patrol boats, planes, and a helicopter target long oil slicks while beaches near Granville to Nacqueville face contamination.
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Torrey Canyon
ST. Brieuc
France
Britain
Brittany
English Channel
Brehat
Treguier
Land’s End
England
Engish Channel
Granville
Flamanville
Lingreville
Nacqueville
Treguier Moi
Cotes du Nord
Ile el Vilaine
St. Malo Bay
Cherbourg
London
Elwyn Jones
House of Commons
United States
Bermuda
Liberia