Synopsis

On the morning of March 16, 1978, the Amoco Cadiz, a supertanker owned by the United States and registered in Liberia, ran aground off the coast of Brittany. Over the ensuing days and weeks, the vessel discharged its entire cargo of 68 million gallons of oil into the sea. Shortly after the disaster – the largest oil spill in history – a NOVA production team began filming the scene. They documented the clean-up operations, the impact of the spill on the vital tourism and fishing industries, and t