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L’Amoco Cadix, pétrolier supertanker a fait naufrage en mars 1978 sur les côtes bretonnes, devant Portsall dans le Finistère. La marée noire provoquée est encore aujourd’hui consolidée comme l’une des pires catastrophes écologique. L’ancre de l’Amoco installée sur le port de Portsall témoigne encore de cette catastrophe
The Amoco Cadix, supertanker tanker sank in March 1978 on the Breton coast, in front of Portsall in Finistère. The resulting oil spill is still today consolidated as one of the worst ecological disasters. The anchor of the Amoco installed on the harbor of Portsall still testifies to this catastrophe
Une ballade à Porstall avec des amis le premier de l'an... Ici sombrait l’Amoco Cadiz il y a 42 ans... Le soleil était couché et l'heure du couvre feu approchait... La photo a été prise dans l'urgence à main levée juste avant de reprendre la route... A posteriori, je regrette un peu le trépied et la pause longue qui auraient permis une bien meilleure mise en valeur des reflets et de descendre dans les ISO...
Môle de Portsall, Ploudalmézeau, Finistère
« L'Amoco Cadiz après avoir mouillé en dernier recours, chassa sous l'action du vent et du courant sur cette ancre pesant 20 tonnes et 500 kg dont les pattes se brisèrent. Il vint s'échouer le 16 mars 1978 sur Men Goulven à 1.100 mètres environ dans l'est nord-est du phare de Corn Carhai, provoquant la plus grande marée noire du siècle » fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoco_Cadiz
«The tanker Amoco Cadiz, after having dropped anchor as a last resort, drifted under the action of wind and current on this anchor weighing 20 tons and 500 kg whose legs broke. It came aground on March 16, 1978 on Men Goulven about 1,100 meters in the northeast of the Corn Carhai lighthouse, causing the biggest oil spill of the century» en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoco_Cadiz
Ploudalmézeau fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ploudalm%C3%A9zeau
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February 2023 - Edited and uploaded 2023/03/01
It is here that there was the oil spill of Amoco Cadiz
C'est ici qu'il y a eu la marée noire de l'Amoco Cadiz
© 2018 François de Nodrest / Pantchoa - All rights reserved.
Millennium Park, Chicago
The fountain projects random faces taken from the street and changes them every several minutes.
More about the fountain in Wikipedia:
Le "Patron François Morin" est un ancien bateau de la Société nationale de sauvetage en mer (SNSM), en service à l'île d'Ouessant de 1960 à 1995.
Ce canot tous temps, à double coque en bois, insubmersible et autovidant, pouvait sortir par n'importe quelles conditions de mer et de vent.
En 35 ans de service pour la SNSM, ce canot de l'île d'Ouessant a effectué 198 sorties de sauvetage et environ 250 transports sanitaires. Il est intervenu lors du naufrage du pétrolier Amoco Cadiz en 1978.
Il fait l'objet en 2010 d'un classement au titre des monuments historiques.
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On the 16th of March, 1978, the very large crude carrier AMOCO CADIZ lost steering in a Force 10 storm and grounded on Portsall Rocks off the coast of Brittany, France. It was the worst to date oil spill in history. It is estimated that the total oil spill amounted to 220,880 metric tonnes of oil.
This photo shows a French coast guard boat replica which is in place as a memorial.
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Le 16 mars 1978, le très gros transporteur de brut AMOCO CADIZ a perdu sa direction dans une tempête Force 10 et s'est échoué sur Portsall Rocks au large de la Bretagne, en France. C'était la pire marée noire de l'histoire. On estime que le déversement total d'hydrocarbures s'est élevé à 220 880 tonnes métriques de pétrole.
Cette photo montre une réplique d'un bateau de la garde côtière française qui est en place comme monument commémoratif.
UP 7130 West leads the Robertson’s Ready Mix aggregate train onto the former PE Amoco Line for the run down to Gardena.
It is here that there was the oil spill of Amoco Cadiz
C'est ici qu'il y a eu la marée noire de l'Amoco Cadiz
© 2018 François de Nodrest / Pantchoa - All rights reserved.
Le 16 mars 1978 à 22 heures, le pétrolier Amoco Cadiz, affrété par la compagnie américaine Amoco Tranport, s'échoue sur les brisants au large de Portsall, déversant 223 000 tonnes de pétrole brut. Il s'agit de la plus grande marée noire causée par l'échouage d'un pétrolier jamais enregistrée dans le monde.
On March 16, 1978 at 22:00, the oil tanker Amoco Cadiz, chartered by the American company Amoco Tranport, ran aground on the breakers off Portsall, spilling 223,000 tons of crude oil. It was the largest oil spill caused by the grounding of an oil tanker ever recorded in the world.
Old Amoco Station Lacon Illinois. Alas, no longer do we hear the familiar and reassuring “Ding!” as we roll over the black rubber bell tubing. No longer does the pump jockey come out of the building to wipe your windshield and to check your oil with the rag in his back pocket. There is an air gauge in his shirt pocket. No longer do you hear the standard oft repeated question, “regular or ethyl?” Where did it all go? There is an old swivel chair in front of the station desk that looks like it came down from Jacob and Esau. Oh yes, the sign states that they have clean restrooms. Free maps? What are those for. Who would need that?
No longer does the signage read twenty nine-nine. The leathery unfit to eat Slim Jim sausages are gone too along with the ten cent Cokes. What is your favorite memory?
Adapted from roadsideamerica.com:
A sign of colossal scale is perched on the roof of this BP gas station. A giant sign of some sort has been on this roof since 1932. It was updated in late 2019; it looks much as it has since the 1970s. The current sign is 40 feet high and 60 feet wide.
This was captured from a park type area. Thanks for getting a look with me.
Minutes after swapping crews, Union Pacific's NPLATE is departing North Yard in Salt Lake City, Utah the morning of March 25, 1995. The colorful power consist includes UP SD40-2 No. 3503, BN C30-7 No. 5569, and CSX SD40-2 No. 8034, with four Farmer John HOGX stock cars behind the power. The Budweiser distribution center is on the left background while the Amoco oil refinery is on the right. The tall stack at center serves the UP power house.
It is here that there was the oil spill of Amoco Cadiz
C'est ici qu'il y a eu la marée noire de l'Amoco Cadiz
© 2018 François de Nodrest / Pantchoa - All rights reserved.
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Le Patron François Morin est un ancien bateau de la Société nationale de sauvetage en mer (SNSM), en service de 1960 à 1995. Ce canot tous temps, à double coque en bois, insubmersible et autovidant, peut sortir dans n'importe quelles conditions de mer et de vent (les canots tous temps sont reconnaissables à leur coque verte).
Il appartient à l'Association Patron François Morin1 et est basé à l'île d'Ouessant.
Il a le label « Bateau d'intérêt patrimonial » (BIP)2 de la Fondation du patrimoine maritime et fluvial depuis 2008.
Le Patron François Morin fait par ailleurs l'objet d'un classement au titre des monuments historiques depuis le 12 septembre 2010
En 35 ans de service pour la SNSM, le canot de sauvetage de l'île d'Ouessant a effectué 198 sorties de sauvetage et environ 250 transports sanitaires. Il est intervenu lors du naufrage du pétrolier Amoco Cadiz en 1978.
Puis il est devenu la propriété du département du Finistère au service du Parc naturel régional d'Armorique.
Depuis juillet 2006, il appartient à l'Association Patron François Morin, qui l'a rénové. Dans ce cadre associatif il navigue pour diverses manifestations locales : fêtes maritimes et rassemblements de vieux gréements. Durant l'été il propose des sorties en mer sous l'égide de l'office de tourisme de l'île d'Ouessant.
The completion of a new highway overpass triggered the construction of this fuel station a few months back. Built just a few hundred yards away from the off ramp, I think Amoco was hoping to capture some new business from the burgeoning traffic coming off the highway. But they chose a rather awkward location for the new store, and things seem to be moving quite slow at this spot.
During daylight hours, this whole area seems rather bland and boring, but it does light up with some flair at night, so I waited until after dark to try for a photo.
I'm certainly no expert on nocturnal photography, but over the years, while out and about trying to capture night photos of gas stations and convenience stores, I've managed to compile a rather non-comprehensive list of semi-lame tips and tricks for obtaining a decent night capture. I proudly pass them along as they could be helpful to anyone just getting started in this type of photography, or perhaps helpful to someone who just likes bad advice in general. Here goes.
Tip one: Always pre-scout your area for images. Things will of course look completely different day to night, so you've got to get yourself out there after dark and explore the area like some sort of DSLR equipped vampire, looking about for things interesting, and scouting for any night time bright spots. To help achieve this goal, I recommend a small trick that has always worked for me... find yourself a job with horrible horrible hours. Truly horrible. The graveyard shifts are best. There really is nothing like having to commute home at midnight five days a week to get a person thoroughly acquainted with their areas night time surroundings. As a bonus, some nights when driving home in a semi-zombie state of mind, you may find yourself arriving in a brand new location with no idea how you got there. If this happens, check the area for any cool photogenic neon signs that you've never seen before.
Tip Two:
Arrive at your chosen location way earlier than you thought you would have to. If you are trying to capture an image at the "Blue Hour" you should get to the location around the - "I should be at home enjoying dinner right now" hour. Arriving early like this will give you time to get your gear out, set up your tripod, and then realize that you took the needed Swiss Arca plate off the bottom of your camera months ago, and now need to find it and re-install it in a crazed fumbling flurry before it's too late. You should get all this taken care of before the sun goes down or you may find yourself flailing about with a worn out flashlight, cursing up a storm, trying to find the ISO button on your camera, all the while becoming increasingly suspicious to passersby and drawing way too much attention to yourself... all this unnecessary excitement could end up getting you overly acquainted with local law enforcement.
If your chosen location is an open business, and you feel the need to introduce yourself to the stores clerks before wandering around in their parking lot, by all means do so. I suggest buying a few items to break the ice. There's nothing like plopping down six dollars for a small bag of outdated Fritos or eight dollars for a stale PayDay bar to get the stores employees on your side. I do warn however to always reframe from purchasing and eating one of those endlessly grilling hotdogs that come from one of those rotisserie machines that are found in every convenience store in the US, and perhaps the world. Consuming said hotdog will definitely get you overly acquainted with local healthcare services.
Tip Three:
Take lots and lots of frames, way more than you think you need. Start out in the Bue Hour, continue on as things turn black, and don't stop until you reach the: "Good grief I'm sick of this" hour. Out of this seemingly over abundance of exposures, you will hopefully find a dozen or so shots that can be used. A sort of bonus to having this many shots of the same thing, is that you will now be able to make use of the semi-silly star rating feature in Lightroom. I use it like this... four stars for every frame with four SUVs finding their way into the exposure, three stars for every frame with three pickup trucks getting in the way, etc, etc.
Tip Four:
If you are trying to patiently wait and capture your subject free from any unwanted vehicles driving by or passing through, try to use your time between frames to become pensive and metaphysically reflective. Somewhere around your tenth spoiled exposure you will begin to ask yourself, "What is with all these people? Are they just trying to ruin every picture I'm working hard to capture!?' The answer to this question is of course YES, yes that's exactly how things work for the poor photographer out there trying to capture a decent image after dark.
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Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S
J747 rolls down the Amoco Branch in Channahon with three units, a relativley uncommon amount of power for this train. A GP40-2, a road slug, and the road slug mother GP40-2 made for a nice show on this little train.
IHB 114 switches tanks from Safety-Kleen amidst a sea of petcoke loads and empties in the ex-EJ&E yard located behind the massive BP Whiting refinery. The refinery opened in 1889 by Standard Oil of Indiana, later Amoco, and remains the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
J747 switches Rockdale Yard before heading towards the Amoco Branch. The former EJ&E Rockdale Branch can be seen in the background.
N&W time freight 88 heads north through Vesuvius, Virginia on May 10, 1980, past the famous "O. Winston Link" gravity-feed gasoline pump (furthest left), which is now in the Link Museum in Roanoke. It looked like the pump had been out of use for some time, but not before it was labeled as dispensing Super Lead-Free Amoco gasoline.
It is here that there was the oil spill of Amoco Cadiz
C'est ici qu'il y a eu la marée noire de l'Amoco Cadiz
© 2018 François de Nodrest / Pantchoa - All rights reserved.
An eastbound powered by a B30-7 and U30B is on the C&O's Peninsula Sub between Amoco and East Lee Hall in the spring of 1980. The section between Oriana to the east and Toppings to the west is one of the few remaining portions of double track between Richmond and Newport News Va. Kurt Reisweber photo, JL Sessa collection.
The oil tanker Amoco Cadiz ran aground on Portsall Rocks, 5 km (3.1 mi) from the coast of Brittany, France, on 16 March 1978, and ultimately split in three and sank, all together resulting in the largest oil spill of its kind in history to that date
EJ&E 661 and companion wait to pull a train out of Amoco. A benefit to working 3-11 was catching this. Plus, an additional $0.50 per hour. Back then, plenty for beer after this.
April 1996.
It is here that there was the oil spill of Amoco Cadiz
C'est ici qu'il y a eu la marée noire de l'Amoco Cadiz
© 2018 François de Nodrest / Pantchoa - All rights reserved.
NMBS 7366
Bediening van Amoco te Geel. Bulkwagens voor het vervoer van PTA worden gerangeerd langs de oostelijke spooraansluiting. De wagen met chemiecontainers zal later via de westelijke spooraansluiting aan Amoco geleverd worden. Later werd deze site overgenomen door BP en in 2020 door Ineos.
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Ran across this building with the old tractor sheltered under the front porch and thought, "pretty neat." Then I saw the American sign attached to the side of the building. American Oil Company, better known as "Amoco" came into existence in 1910 and converted to BP in 1988. Pretty unique situation. I have no idea what that tractor is!