Kirby barge 7304; brusley, la

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   NOAAORR-12042004-08-18 00:00Z → cancelled 2004-09-01 00:00Z
   Baton rouge, lachemical

   Merichem Sodium Sulfite Barge; Baton Rouge, LA.
   Baton Rouge, LA.
   1. The NOAA SSC received a phone call from MSU Baton Rouge concerning a leaky barge that had sent 3 workers to the hospital. The barge containing aqueous Sodium Sulfide was loaded in Beaumont, TX and transported to Houston, TX, where some of the solution was discharged for lightering. The barge was then taken up to Baton Rouge, LA. The barge had numerous fractures and pinholes that could have been leaking gaseous hydrogen sulfide. The NOAA SST provided a report on the material inside the barge and addressed safety issues associated with the evolution of hydrogen sulfide from the sodium sulfide solution.
   2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: AQUEOUS SODIUM SULFIDE.
   3. POSITION 30.458N 091.193W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1204: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1204

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   NOAAORR-12082004-08-26 00:00Z → cancelled 2004-09-09 00:00Z
   Kirby barge 7304; brusley, lacollision

   Kirby Barge 7304; Brusley, LA.
   Brusley, LA.
   1. Barge Kirby 7304 had a stuck valve and leaked Isoprene. A .25 mile safety/exclusion zone was established near the town of Brusley, LA. The product was safely offloaded and flushed with inert gas. There were no injuries.
   2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: LIGHT DISTILLATES, ISOPRENE. TAGS: COLLISION.
   3. POSITION 30.380N 091.230W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1208: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1208