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Sanko Harvest oil spill off coast of Esperance remembered 30 years on
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The ship struck the reef at about 3:20am on February 14, 1991.
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The morning of Valentine s Day 1991 was always going to be memorable for young Esperance harbour master Ian Harrod.
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Sanko Harvest disaster off the coast of Esperance
700 tonnes of bunker oil and 30,000 tonnes of fertilizer spilled into the ocean, sparking a massive clean-up effort
Many of those involved have positive memories of the disaster, which galvanised the community
The night before, he had met the woman he would one day marry.