Amoco Cadiz oil spill

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:oil
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:French_coastline
gptkbp:amountOfOilSpilled ~220,000 metric tons
gptkbp:casualties no human fatalities
gptkbp:causedBy grounding of Amoco Cadiz tanker
gptkbp:cleanupEffort involved French military and volunteers
gptkbp:compensation Amoco ordered to pay damages
gptkbp:date 1978-03-16
gptkbp:distanceFromMainland ~3 km off Portsall
gptkbp:environmentalImpact long-term ecosystem damage
massive marine life death
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:Amoco_Cadiz
gptkbp:fuelType light crude oil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amoco Cadiz oil spill
gptkbp:impactOnFisheries severe economic losses
gptkbp:impactOnWildlife massive bird deaths
gptkbp:legalOutcome Amoco found liable in US court
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brittany,_France
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international attention
gptkbp:notableFor one of the largest oil spills in history
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Amoco
gptkbp:period delayed due to weather
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill
gptkb:Torrey_Canyon_oil_spill
gptkbp:shipFlag gptkb:Liberia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amoco
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6