16 March 1978 The tanker Amoco Cadiz ran aground and broke in two, releasing nearly 69 million gallons of light crude oil off the coast of Brittany, France It was then the largest oil spill in the world.
Amoco Cadiz oil spill, article from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoco_Cadiz_oil_spill

AMOCO   - Alain Barrière       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAx9lv2yfoU
LA MARÉE NOIRE DE 1978: AMOCO CADIZ   - Jean-Louis Lucas       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFFsyi8zUs8
AMOCO CADIZ   - Michael Preisner       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U62nU2AjGVs
THE OIL SONG  - Steve Forbert (verse 4)      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_KMtBEgGRc