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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Finn-Leonhardt |
| Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany |
| Launched | 21 February 1969 |
| Completed | 1969 |
| Identification | IMO number: 6916976 |
| History | |
 Panama | |
| Name | Cason |
| Route | Antwerp - Shanghai |
| Acquired | 1978 |
| Identification | IMO number: 6916976 |
| Fate | lost: grounded and broke up |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 136.84 metres (449.0 ft) |
| Beam | 21.06 metres (69.1 ft) |
| Crew | 31 |
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.