The Amoco Cadiz Runs Aground
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Environmental Issues, Disasters
- Subcategories: Ships, Naval History, Energy, Fuel, Power Sources, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: France
- Date: March 16, 1978
Article abstract: The oil tanker Amoco Cadiz lost its steering and ran aground off Portsall, France, spilling its entire cargo of 69 million gallons of crude oil into the sea.
Summary of Event
On the morning of March 16, 1978, the tanker Amoco Cadiz, carrying a load of 220,000 tons of crude oil, approached the western entrance of the English Channel. The Amoco Cadiz had loaded crude in the Persian Gulf and had sailed around the southern tip of Africa. It was scheduled to transfer some of the crude oil to a smaller tanker in the sheltered...
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