Abstract
ABSTRACT The Tanio disaster of March 7, 1980, was one of the most costly oil pollution incidents ever. It caused serious pollution damage to the Brittany coast of France, which had been severely polluted by the Amoco Cadiz spill two years earlier and by the Torrey Canyon spill in 1967. The nature of the incident, the kind and quantity of oil spilled, and the prevailing weather conditions posed considerable response and cleanup problems. Claims for compensation for pollution damage totalling about $56 million were made by the French Government, regional and local authorities, and private persons. The assessment and settlement of these claims within four years of the incident by the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (IOPC Fund) placed a heavy burden on the secretariat of the organization and required new claims settlement procedures.
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