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Whiddy Island disaster recalled
This week marked the anniversary of the worst tanker tragedy in Ireland in which 51 people last their lives. Relatives of those who died at Whiddy Island Oil terminal in 1979 still feel let down by successive Irish governments.
The tragedy occurred when the French oil tanker ‘Betelgeuse’ exploded while discharging oil at the terminal in Bantry Bay (link Irish Times):
https://www.irishtimes.com/…/son-of-whiddy-island-disaster-…
Bernard Moffatt
Celtic League
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