Beyond the Breakers
Beyond The Breakers is a podcast about shipwrecks, loss, and lessons learned from maritime disasters.
Beyond the Breakers
Episode 145.3 - "Bombs Away": SS Torrey Canyon, Pt. III
In this final episode of Season 4, we conclude the tale of the oil tanker SS Torrey Canyon.
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- Published in Britain as The Black Tide
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