"On March 16, 1978, the oil tanker Amoco Cadiz met its tragic fate when it ran aground on the rocky shores of Brittany, France. Owned by the American petroleum company Amoco, the massive vessel was carrying an enormous load of crude oil from Saudi Arabia and Iran, along with thousands of tons of fuel oil. As fierce storms battered the ship, its hull gave way, and within hours the tanker split apart, releasing its entire cargo into the Atlantic Ocean."
"The disaster unfolded quickly and mercilessly. Cleanup crews struggled to respond, as the rough seas and the ship's isolated location made it nearly impossible to contain the spill in the crucial first weeks. Soon, the ocean was covered by a slick stretching for miles, staining hundreds of kilometers of coastline. More than thirty ships, including Royal Navy tugs and specialized vessels from abroad, joined the effort, but their work recovered only a fraction of the oil."
The Amoco Cadiz ran aground off Brittany on March 16, 1978, while carrying massive quantities of crude and fuel oil from Saudi Arabia and Iran. Fierce storms ruptured the hull and the tanker split, releasing its entire cargo. Rough seas and the remote location prevented effective early containment, and cleanup vessels recovered only a fraction of the oil as slicks spread over hundreds of kilometers of coastline. Hundreds of thousands of seabirds died, millions of marine invertebrates perished, fisheries collapsed, and tourism suffered. Legal claims led to a 1990 U.S. court award of $120 million, but environmental scars persisted for decades.
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