Amoco Cadiz
LocationBrittany, France
Year1978
DepthShallow
Size233,000 GRT
TypeOil tanker
About Amoco Cadiz
Driven aground by a storm after her steering failed. Spilled 223,000 tonnes of crude, the largest oil spill of its time. Hundreds of kilometres of Breton coast were oiled. Amoco later paid 120 million dollars in damages.
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