On 3 July 1964, the Spanish tanker Bonifaz went on fire following a collision, 9 nautical miles off Cape Finisterre (Galicia). The vessel sank spilling 500 tonnes of bunker fuel in the open sea.
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Name: Bonifaz
Date: 3 July 1964
Location: Spain
Accident area: 9 nautical miles east of Cape Finisterre, Galicia
Type of pollutant: bunker fuel
Quantity spilled: 500 tonnes
Ship type: tanker
Date built: 1959
Flag: Spanish
Cause of spill: collision
Last update: September 2009