Amoco Cadiz disaster, 1978 Photograph. [1].

Format:

Image

Contributor:

Bruin, Carl, photographer.

Mirrorpix, owner.

Language:

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

France--Brest.

Amoco Cadiz (Ship).

Genre:

Photographs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 photograph).

Production:

[United Kingdom?] : Daily Mirror, Carl Bruin, 1978.

Summary:

Archival caption: The Amoco Cadiz, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) owned by Amoco Transport Corp and transporting crude oil for Shell Oil. She ran aground on 16th March 1978 on Portsall Rocks, 5 km (3 mi) from the coast of Brittany, France. Ultimately she split in three and sank, resulting in the largest oil spill of its kind in history to that date. Pictured, environmental damage and pollution at Brest. 18th March 1978.

Notes:

Description based on publisher-supplied metadata (viewed February 28, 2024).

Reference: 01269834.