Huntsman chemical Company1; chesapeake, virginia

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1. 1
   NOAAORR-65301987-12-07 00:00Z → cancelled 1987-12-21 00:00Z
   Virginia beach, virginia

   M/V Meister Stersinger; Virginia Beach, Virginia.
   Virginia Beach, Virginia.
   1. During the night of December 16, 1987, the 700-foot long coal carrier, Meister Stersinger, ran hard aground at high tide on sand bottom about half a mile off the Cape Henry light house in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The vessel was fully laden with coal and carried 235,000 gallons of bunker fuel in its double bottom. USCG district 5.
   2. COMMODITY: COAL, BUNKER FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 235000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 36.856N 075.865W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6530: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6530

2. 2
   NOAAORR-65331987-12-10 00:00Z → cancelled 1987-12-24 00:00Z
   At 1400 on december 10, 1987, the U.S

   Mystery Spill, Elizabeth River; Elizabeth River.
   Elizabeth River.
   1. At 1400 on December 10, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District was notified of a mystery spill in the southern branch of the Elizabeth River. The report was investigated by the Marine Safety Office (MSO), Hampton Roads; a sheen was observed between Berkeley and Money Point. USCG district 5.
   2. COMMODITY: OIL.
   3. POSITION 36.814N 076.291W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6533: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6533

3. 3
   NOAAORR-65391987-12-23 00:00Z → cancelled 1988-01-06 00:00Z
   Huntsman chemical Company1; chesapeake, virginia

   Huntsman Chemical Company1; Chesapeake, Virginia.
   Chesapeake, Virginia.
   1. On December 23, 1987, the Huntsman Chemical Company intentionally released 40,000 gallons of polystyrene monomer under controlled conditions into a containment pit when the mixture overheated and began to polymerize. USCG district 5.
   2. COMMODITY: POLYSTYRENE MONOMER. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 40000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 36.798N 076.290W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6539: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6539