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 The sinking Amoco Cadiz
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amoco Cadiz |
| Owner | Amoco Transport Co. |
| Port of registry |  Liberia |
| Builder | |
| Yard number | 95 |
| Laid down | 24 November 1973 |
| Launched | 1974 |
| Completed | May 1975 |
| Out of service | 16 March 1978 (aged 3–4) |
| Identification | IMO number: 7336422 |
| Fate | Sunk at 48°36′N 4°42′W / 48.6°N 4.7°W |
| Notes | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 233,690 DWT; 109,700 GRT |
| Length | 334.02 m (1,095.9 ft) |
| Beam | 51.06 m (167.5 ft) |
| Draught | 19.80 m (65.0 ft) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Single screw |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity | 1.6 Mbbl (250×103 m3) |
| Crew | 44 |
| Notes | [1][2] |
Amoco Cadiz was a VLCC (very large crude carrier) 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 in history to that date.[1][2]
- ^ a b c "Amoco Cadiz (IMO 7336422): Summary for Casualty ID 19780316_001". Casualty Database. Center for Tankship Excellence. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ a b Visser, Auke (26 August 2010). "Amoco Cadiz". International Super Tankers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
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