Rofayda 
- Name
- Rofayda
- Accident date
- 28/07/1999
- Location
- Cyprus
- Accident area
- Off Cape Greco
- Spill area
- Offshore
- Cause of spill
- Explosion
- Quantity transported
- 3,000 tonnes of sesame seeds
- Nature of pollutant
- Sesame seeds + bunker fuel
- Quantity spilled
- 3,000 tonnes of sesame seeds
- Ship / structure type
- Cargo vessel
- Built date
- 1967
- Shipyard
- Atlas Werke A.G., Bremen
- Length
- 74.7 m
- Width
- 11.4 m
- Flag
- Honduran
On 28 July 1999 while on its way from Limassol (Cyprus) to Latakia (Syria), the Honduran cargo vessel Rofayda suffered an explosion and then a fire in the engine room. The ship sank off Cape Greco (Cyprus) with its cargo of 3,000 tonnes of sesame seeds. As it sank, bunker fuel was released. 6 crew members were rescued and 2 went missing.
Sources :
- MAMACA E., GIRIN M., LE FLOCH S. et al, 2009, Are HNS spills more dangerous than oil spills? A white paper for the Interspill 2009 Conference and the 4th IMO R&D Forum, Marseille, France, May 2009, p. 47
- IMO/UNEP/MAP/REMPEC, 2004, List of alerts and accidents in the Mediterranean
- Hellenic Resources Network
External links
CIIMAR database: fate and weathering of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) involved