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 Bonifaz

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.

Source:

• Banque de données sur les accidents de navire ayant provoqué un déversement de pétrole en mer supérieur à 500 tonnes - Volume I - 1955-1969, Janvier 1979, Institut Français du Pétrole

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