Original upload date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 01:26:03 GMT
(29 Mar 1978) The French Navy dropped depth charges from helicopters on Wednesday (March 29) on the broken hull of the wrecked supertanker Amoco Cadiz in an attempt to unleash thousands of gallons of
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oil still gushing from the ship's punctured holds. Plans to blow up the tanker first were raised several days ago after officials said efforts to clean up 110 miles of Brittany coastline would be wasted if the oil were allowed to leak from the vessel for months.
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