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Amoco Cadiz oil spill rocks Brittany coast
A 1,067 foot Amoco Cadiz carrying 65 million gallons of crude ran aground off Portsail near Brest amid gale force seas. The spill, the largest on record, surpassed the Torrey Canyon disaster with over 44 million gallons released as crews battled to salvage the vessel and contain the ocean pollution amid international controversy over responsibility.
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Paul Treuthardt
Brest
France
Amoco
Cadiz
Ushant
Brittany
Lyme Bay
England
Rotterdam
Paul Zardt
Supertanker
Torrey Canyon
Bardari
Maynard
Bugsier
Smit International
Chicago
Rinkema
Bugster
Hamburg
Chi