Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Oil Spill by the Amoco Cadiz Off the Coast of France on March 16, 1978
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 24, 1992No. 90-2832 to 90-2841, 90-2857 and 90-2946 to 90-2954PublishedCited by 218 opinions
1Per curiam
On the morning of March 16, 1978, the supertanker Amooo Cadiz broke apart in a severe storm, spewing most of its load of 220,000 tons of Iranian crude into the seas off Brittany. The wreck resulted in one of the largest oil spills in history, damaging approximately 180 miles of coastline in one of the most important tourist and fishing regions in France. The clean up took more than six months and involved equipment and resources from all over the country. The disaster has had lasting effects on the environment, the economy, and the people of Brittany, and has resulted in numerous lawsuits.…
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