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"Amoco Cadiz".
( Photo Copyright Chris Howell ) "Amoco Cadiz".
( Photo Copyright Reserved ) "Amoco Cadiz", at the Lisnave Dockyard, Lisbon, Portugal, around 1976.
( Photo Copyright Reserved ) "Amoco Cadiz".
( Photo Copyright Reserved ) "Amoco Cadiz". Wrecked on the French coast. Photo taken in February 1979. She was wrecked on March 16th, 1978.
( Photo Copyright David Freeman ) ( Photo Copyright Reserved ) The "Amoco Cadiz" was a VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier), owned by Amoco, that split in two after running aground on
Portsall Rocks, three miles (5 km) off the coast of Brittany (France), on March 16, 1978, resulting at that time in the largest
oil spill ever, currently the fifth-largest in history, though its ranking may vary depending on criteria.
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Sequence of events The wreck of the "Amoco Cadiz" is located at 48°36.00' N, 04°46.00' W.
( Photo Copyright Reserved ) "Amoco Cadiz".
( Photo Copyright Reserved ) "Amoco Cadiz".