When the tanker" Amoco Cadiz", which was flying the Liberian flag, went ashore on the coast of Brittany in March 1978 and broke up, more than 220,000 tons of oil escaped into the sea, resulting in the complete pollution of more than 100 km of bathing beaches and enormous damage to the fishing industry along the French coast.
Xa imoto enkulu ethwala i petroli ebizwa ngokuba yi Amolo Cadiza yayibhabhela iflegi yase Liberia yakhweza ngaselunxwemeni lwase Britani ngenyanga ka Matshi ngo 1978 yase yophuka ngaphezulu 220,000 yeetoni ze-oyile yabalekela elwandle ,lonto yabangela ukuba kubekho ungcoliseko olupheleleyo olungaphezulu lwekhulu lweemitha lokuhlamba elunxwemeni kwaye lonakalisa kakhulu kwicala loshishino neentlanzi kunxweme lwama Frentshi