Amoco Cadiz 1978
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | Amoco Cadiz | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1978 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | oil tanker | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Grounding or wreck on rocks | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Liberia | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | English Channel | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | France | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 7 km from land |
| Position | 48.6000, -4.7000 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
Amoco Cadiz was an oil tanker owned by Amoco Transport Corp and transporting crude oil for Shell Oil. Operating under the Liberian flag, she ran aground on 16 March 1978 on Portsall Rocks, 2 km (1.2 mi) from the coast of Brittany, France. Ultimately she split in three and sank, resulting in the largest oil spill of its kind to that date.
Location
- Recorded position: 48.6000, -4.7000 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: English Channel
- Nearest coast: France
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Amoco Cadiz (revision 1333374734), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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