Manchester dock in the houston ship channel

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   NOAAORR-72771998-03-09 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-03-23 00:00Z
   The break-bulk carrier, M/V katania, located at the manchester dock in the houston ship channel, reported a…

   M/V Katania; Houston, Texas.
   Houston, Texas.
   1. The break-bulk carrier, M/V Katania, located at the Manchester dock in the Houston Ship Channel, reported a fire in cargo hold #1. The majority of cargo in the hold was paper products and wood dunnage but the hold also contained three 20-inch containers of sodium cyanide, 236 one-ton bags of calcium oxide, and several drums of kerosene. A Unified Command was established with Houston Fire Department acting as OSC. By midnight the fire had been brought under control without damage to any of the hazardous cargo. USCG district 8. Keyword: potential.
   2. COMMODITY: SODIUM CYANIDE, CALCIUM OXIDE, KEROSENE.
   3. POSITION 29.733N 095.126W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7277: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7277

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   NOAAORR-72781998-03-10 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-03-24 00:00Z
   Houston ship channel near baytown, texas

   Barge-Ship Coll.; Houston Ship Channel near Baytown, Texas.
   Houston Ship Channel near Baytown, Texas.
   1. On 10MAR98, 1940 CST the SSC was notified of a barge/ship collision which had occurred in the Houston Ship Channel near Baytown, Texas. The barge was carrying an unknown quantity of Calcium Chloride and was reported holed and taking on water. The SSC provided chemical characterization and a fate and effect assessment to the Coast Guard. Upon further investigation it was determined that the barge was double hulled. The outer hull had been breached but the inner hull had not and no product was released. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: CALCIUM CHLORIDE.
   3. POSITION 29.704N 094.997W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7278: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7278

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   NOAAORR-72791998-03-10 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-03-24 00:00Z
   Manchester dock in the houston ship channel

   MV KATANIA; Manchester dock in the Houston Ship Channel.
   Manchester dock in the Houston Ship Channel.
   1. The break-bulk carrier, M/V KATANIA, located at the Manchester dock in the Houston Ship Channel reported a fire in cargo hold #1. The majority of cargo in the hold was paper products and wood dunnage but the hold also contained three 20' containers of Sodium Cyanide, 236 one ton bags of Calcium Oxide and several drums of Kerosene. A unified command was established with Houston F.D. acting as OSC. By 2400 the fire had been brought under control without damage to any of the hazardous cargo. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: SODIUM CYANIDE, CALCIUM OXIDE, AND KEROSENE.
   3. POSITION 29.722N 095.235W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7279: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7279