Bonifaz
- Name
- Bonifaz
- Accident date
- 03/07/1964
- Location
- Spain
- Accident area
- 9 nautical miles east of Cape Finisterre, Galicia
- Spill area
- Offshore
- Cause of spill
- Collision
- Nature of pollutant
- bunker fuel
- Quantity spilled
- 500 tonnes
- Ship / structure type
- Tanker
- Built date
- 1959
- Flag
- Spanish
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