Oil tankers collide in North Sea, causing 5-mile slick

Title
Oil tankers collide in North Sea, causing 5-mile slick
Genre
Interview
TX Date
18 Sep 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:02:15
Description
Interview with David Clempson of the Humber coastguard, on a collision between two oil tankers – the Phillips Oklahoma and the Fiona - that’s left a five mile slick off the Humber Estuary in the North Sea, threatening the environment and wildlife. Broadcast on Viking Radio. Male interviewer identified as Roxon (poss. Manfred Roxon).
Contributors
Viking Radio; David Clempson; Manfred? Roxon
Keywords
Shipwrecks; Petroleum; Environment; Seaborne disasters; North Sea; Oil pollution; Phillips Oklahoma; Fiona; Humber Estuary; Marine polllution

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