Kurdistan - 1979

Cabot Strait

Kurdistan

This dramatic photograph shows the severed bow of the tanker Kurdistan which broke in half in a storm off Cape Breton. Unlike the Arrow, the oil spill was limited. The bow was later towed past Sable Island and deliberately sunk by naval gunfire.

Photo credit: MMA, MP17.16.25, M86.72.5, Courtesy Canadian Coast Guard


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