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Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill Incident Report by dendenlibero is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document summarizes the stranding of the oil tanker Amoco Cadiz, which ran aground off the coast of Brittany, France in 1978, spilling its entire cargo of 1.6 million barrels of crude oil. It describes how the ship lost steering after being hit by a large wave during a storm. Attempts to establish a tow line were delayed due to negotiations over payment. By the time a tow was secured, the ship had drifted too close to shore and broke apart, resulting in the largest oil spill from a single ship at the ti
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