SHOCKING Images of Cargo Ship Breaking off French Coast

All 12 crew members were rescued from the empty Spanish cargo ship.

Crew members were offloaded by helicopter, one by one.Image: AP

The ship smashes into rocks after experiencing engine failure.Image: AP

After hitting the breakwater, the ship broke in two.Image: AP

Onlookers witness half the ship hitting the rocks.Image: AP

Onlookers witness the other half the ship floating offshore.Image: AP

Aerial view of the two pieces of the cargo ship after crashing into the breakwater.REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

Aerial view of the two pieces of the cargo ship after crashing into the breakwater.REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

Waves crashing into one of the pieces of the cargo ship.REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

An onlooker with a broken piece of the ship washed up on French coast.REUTERS/Regis Duvignau