Originally Posted by
pulse1
NEO, I wonder if he oil pollution you witnessed in Pagham was more likely from another tanker disaster, the Pacific Glory which sank off the Isle of Wight in 1970. I was an active sailor in Poole around the time of the Torry Canyon and I don't remember any oil pollution that far east.
To be honest I was at the age of going out with my mates on my bike, helping my Dad with the gardening, playing conkers etc. So you may well be right. Whichever spill caused the damage, that stretch of coast has never recovered.
NEO