Amoco Cadiz
Date: 1978-Mar-16
Location: Brittany, France
Info: Traveling from the Arabian Gulf to Le Havre, France, the Amoco Cadiz ran aground during stormy weather three miles off the coast of Brittany on Portsall Rocks near Brest, France. Rough seas and an isolated location contributed to a 2 week delay in clean up efforts. Then, severe weather caused the ship to break up before any oil could be removed from the ship.
Products of concern: Arabian light crude, Iranian light crude, Bunker C
Amount spilled (approximate): 68,000,000 gallons
Pic: Amoco Cadiz, Brest, France
Photo by NOAA SOR Team Personnel
Latitude (approximate): 48° 35.00' North
Longitude (approximate): 4° 43.00' West
Ref: http://www.incidentnews.gov/incident/6241/
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