Charleston, south carolina

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   NOAAORR-69561993-08-11 00:00Z → cancelled 1993-08-25 00:00Z
   Early on the morning of 11 august, a vapor cloud was observed coming from the deck of the 931 foot container…

   Containership Newark Bay; Charleston, SC.
   Charleston, SC.
   1. Early on the morning of 11 August, a vapor cloud was observed coming from the deck of the 931 foot Container Vessel Newark Bay moored at the Columbus Street Terminal in the Port of Charleston, South Carolina. The Coast Guard established a 1500 yard evacuation zone around the vessel. The source of the vapor cloud could be from one or both of two intermodal tanks of 5000 gallons each. The first contains acetaldehyde oxime (CAS 107-29-9) and the second chloroacetic acid (CAS 79-11-8). The two intermodal tanks are stacked one on the other, but it is not known which is on top. Either chemical could have caused the vapor cloud. At 1025 EST, Charleston Fire Department personnel in level A protection, viewed the deck of the ship from a nearby crane. No vapor cloud was observed and it appeared that the two tanks were not leaking. Current on-scene wind is from 050 at 3 knots. Forecast wind is 090 [...]
   2. COMMODITY: ACETALDEHYDE OXIME, CHLOROACETIC ACID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 5000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 32.792N 079.923W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6956: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6956

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   NOAAORR-69551993-08-11 00:00Z → cancelled 1993-08-25 00:00Z
   Charleston, south carolina

   C/V Newark Bay; Charleston, South Carolina.
   Charleston, South Carolina.
   1. In the early morning of August 11, 1993, a vapor cloud was seen moving over the Columbus Street Terminal in Charleston, SC. The cloud seemed to be coming from the deck of the 939-foot container vessel Newark Bay. The ship carried two 5,000-gallon intermodal tanks; one tank contained acetaldehyde oxime (CAS 107-29-9), the other chloroacetic acid (CAS 79-11-8). Either chemical could have caused the vapor cloud and, since the tanks were stacked one on top of the other, it was not initially known which was on top. These chemicals are incompatible and if they had combined in the proper proportions, there could have been a violent reaction. The Charleston Fire Department (FD) HAZMAT team performed the initial site survey in Level A protection from a crane that hoisted them over the deck of the ship. No vapor cloud was visible and neither tank appeared to be leaking. The FD HAZMAT team later [...]
   2. COMMODITY: CHLOROACETIC ACID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 10000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 32.792N 079.923W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6955: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6955