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
Cause of spill : collision
Type of pollutant : bunker fuel
Quantity spilled : 500 tonnes
Ship type : tanker
Date built : 1959
Flag : Spanish
Last update: June 2011