Rofayda

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