Cason
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Cason |
| Route: | Antwerp - Shanghai |
| Completed: | 1969 |
| Fate: | Grounded, 5 December 1987 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | 9,190 tonnes (9,040 long tons; 10,130 short tons) |
| Crew: | 31 |
Cason was a cargo ship, under a Panamanian flag, carrying 1,100 tonnes of various toxic and flammable chemicals. On 5 December 1987 the ship caught fire off the coast of Galicia, Spain. 23 of the 31 crew were killed. It was subsequently grounded off Cape Finisterre.
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