Amoco Cadiz
| oil tanker (en) | ||||
| Bayanai | ||||
| Ƙasa | Faransa | |||
| Mamallaki | Amoco (mul) | |||
| Gagarumin taron | keel laying (en) | |||
| Manufacturer (en) | Astilleros Españoles (en) | |||
| Location of creation (en) | Cádiz | |||
| Date of official opening (en) | 1974 | |||
| Shipping port (en) | Monrovia | |||
| Country of registry (en) | Laberiya | |||
| Yard number (en) | 95 | |||
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Amoco Cadiz wani jirgin ruwa ne mai mallakar Amoco Transport Corp kuma yana jigilar ɗanyen mai ga Shell Oil . Tana aiki a ƙarƙashin tutar Liberia, ta yi karo da jirgin ruwa a ranar 16 ga Maris 1978 a Portsall Rocks, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) daga gabar tekun Brittany, Faransa. Daga ƙarshe ta rabu gida uku ta nutse, wanda ya haifar da mafi girman malalar mai irinsa zuwa wannan lokacin. [1]
Zubar da mai
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]A ranar 16 ga Maris 1978 a cikin guguwar kudu maso yamma, Amoco Cadiz ta wuce Ushant a ƙarshen yammacin Brittany, ta nufi Lyme Bay a Burtaniya. Da ƙarfe 9:46 na safe lokacin da babban jirgin ruwan yake arewacin Ushant da 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) yammacin Portsall ta juya don guje wa wani jirgin ruwa kuma jirgin ruwanta ya matse, ya cika zuwa tashar jiragen ruwa. Kyaftin Bardari ya kashe injin ya yi ƙoƙarin yin gyara, amma ba su yi nasara ba. A halin yanzu, iska ta fara hura daga arewa maso yamma, tana tuƙa jirgin zuwa bakin teku. Lokacin da jirgin ruwan Pacific ya yi nasarar haɗa jirgin ruwa mai ɗaukar kaya, ƙarfe 2:00 na rana ne kuma Amoco Cadiz ya yi tafiya 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) kusa da bakin teku. Na tsawon awanni biyu, jirgin ruwan ya yi ƙoƙarin rage guduwar jirgin, amma sai aka raba layin ja. Kyaftin Bardari ya kunna injinansa a sararin samaniya kuma wannan ya taimaka wajen rage guduwar jirgin. Da ƙarfe 7:00 na yamma, kyaftin ɗin ya kashe injinan don Pacific ta yi ƙoƙarin haɗa wani jirgin ruwa. Babban jirgin ya jefar da anga ɗaya, amma bututun sun karye. A wannan lokacin babban jirgin ruwan yana shawagi a 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) zuwa ga Portsall Rocks. An haɗa sabuwar layin ja da kyau da ƙarfe 8:55 na dare.
Amoco Cadiz ta yi karo da ruwa a karon farko da ƙarfe 9:04 na dare. Ta hau wani babban igiyar ruwa a kan wani dutse wanda daga nan aka rataye ta a kai. Dutse ya ratsa ta cikin rufin gindinta ya kuma jefa bututu da injinan ɗakin famfo da kuma fashewar bangon baya na tankin kaya mai lamba huɗu. [2] Dakin injin ya cika da ruwa. [3] Ta birgima ta durƙusa a kan dutsen na tsawon mintuna biyar har sai da wani babban igiyar ruwa ya ɗaga ta sannan ta ci gaba da tafiyarta ta kudu maso yamma, tana jan Pacific ta bi ta. [2]
Daga nan sai jirgin ya ratsa ta cikin Portsall Rocks kuma da ƙarfe 9:30 na dare ta yi karo a kan dutsen Men Goulven 2 km (1.243 mi) daga bakin teku. [2] Ta fara buga gefen teku kuma an buɗe ƙasan da ke ƙarƙashin ɗakin injin. [2] Ta juya zuwa tashar jiragen ruwa ta tsaya da bakanta tana nuni zuwa ƙasa. [2] Ta kwanta da bayanta a kan dutse mai nisan mita 12 a ƙarƙashin saman da kuma bakanta a wani zurfin mita shida zuwa bakwai. [2] Tsakanin waɗannan duwatsu zurfin ya kasance mita 25 zuwa 30. [2] Tekun Pacific ya ƙara saurin jan ta, amma jim kaɗan bayan ƙarfe 10:00 na dare, jan na biyu ya karye. [2]
