Ushant would ever see. During World War II, a force of British Commandos and US Army Rangers of the 29th Provisional Rangers successfully attacked a German radar installation on the island. In March 1978, the oil tanker "Amoco Cadiz" ran aground at Portsall about from the island, leading to major pollution of the Brittany coast. According to an old Breton proverb, "" ("He who sees Molène sees his pains / He who sees Ushant sees his blood / He who sees Sein sees his end / He who sees Groix sees his cross"). This proverb is related to the area around
Seabulk Pride Seabulk Pride Seabulk Pride, operated by Seabulk Tankers of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, is a double-hulled oil tanker constructed in 1998 at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. She was built as part of a series of new double hulled tankers serving the domestic market. "Seabulk Pride" ran aground near the port of Nikiski, Alaska on 2 February 2006. The tanker had been moored at the Nikiski docks when she was struck by an ice floe that parted her mooring lines. "Seabulk Pride" - and her cargo of of oil - drifted northward up Cook Inlet, where she ran aground. She was