Portsall

Portsall is best known in Brittany for the 1978 wreck of the oil tanker Amoco Cadiz, an accident that released vast quantities of crude oil along the Breton coast. The settlement belongs to Ploudalmézeau on Finistère’s northwestern shore, facing the Iroise Sea and the rocky Côte des Abers. Its small harbour remains the centre of local life, while the anchor recovered from Amoco Cadiz is displayed beside the waterfront as a memorial to the disaster. Beaches and granite outcrops around the bay place Portsall firmly in the maritime landscape of western Brittany. Discover how Portsall relates to the broader Finistère coast by browsing webcams nearby.

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