Cason
shipwreck
IMO 6916976
MMSI —
activeCurrent position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Cason
- IMO number
- 6916976
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- shipwreck
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 136.8 m
- Beam
- 21.1 m
- Year built
- 1969
- Builder
- Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Cason
Cason (until 1978 Finn-Leonhardt) 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 died, including the captain. The ship grounded off Cape Finisterre and broke up.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cason now?
- Cason has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Cason?
- Cason is a shipwreck, built in 1969 by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft. The vessel is 136.8 m long with a beam of 21.1 m.
- Has Cason been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Cason appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).