Wreck of Cason
Shipwreck site
- Position
- 42.45° N, 9.35° W
- Sank
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- Cause
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- Depth
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No protection is recorded for this wreck in the sources we hold. Position for reference only; not for navigation.
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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Cason is a recorded shipwreck site at 42.45° N, 9.35° W. Voydar shows wreck locations alongside live ship traffic, free, from Wikidata and public hydrographic records.
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