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M/V Rio Neuguen; Houston Ship Channel · 2 messages · 1984-07-01 to 1984-08-10

status
closed 1984-08-10 00:00Z
opened
1984-07-01 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.602, -94.880
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-6266

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-62661984-07-01 00:00Z → cancelled 1984-07-15 00:00Z
    Recieved notification from john robinson in seattle at 1500
    M/V Rio Neuquen; Houston, Texas.
Houston, Texas.
1. RECIEVED NOTIFICATION FROM JOHN ROBINSON IN SEATTLE AT 1500. INITIAL REPORT MENTIONED EXPLOSION WITH 1 DEAD AND 4 INJURED IN HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL. . CONTACTED LT. CLINE AND THEN LT. GOULD IN HOUSTON. BRIEFLY REVIEWED THE SITUATION, AND ASKED FOR INFORMATION FROM MANIFEST, QUANTITY OF ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE INVOLVED, ETC. WAS REQUESTED TO COME ON-SCENE BY LT. GOULD. . ARRIVED ON-SCENE 2100. NO MANIFEST AS YET AVAILABLE. THE MAN KILLED WAS A TRAMA VICTUM, RATHER THAN PHOSPHINE EXPOSURE. TOTAL OF 9 MEN REPORTED EXPOSED TO PHOSPHINE. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: PHOSPHINE.
3. POSITION 29.733N 095.126W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6266: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6266
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-89841984-07-27 00:00Z → cancelled 1984-08-10 00:00Z
    Houston ship channelchemical
    M/V Rio Neuguen; Houston Ship Channel.
Houston Ship Channel.
1. An explosion in the hold of the ship M/V Rio Neuguen resulted in a loss of Al Phosphide. The total potential was ?. An unknown amount had been released. One person dead form explosion trauma, nine injured. Al Phosphide reacts w/water or moisture to produce phosphine - a highly toxic gas. An air dispersion trajectory was requested.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL.
3. POSITION 29.602N 094.880W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8984: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8984

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