M/V Manzur

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-7268. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-72681998-02-15 00:00Z → cancelled 1998-03-01 00:00Z
   Southwest pass, louisiana
   M/V Manzur; Southwest Pass, Louisiana · Gulf of Mexico

   M/V Manzur; Southwest Pass, Louisiana.
   Southwest Pass, Louisiana.
   1. At 1520, February 15, 1998, The M/V Manzur reported to the USCG that a fire of unknown origin had broken out in their single cargo hold. The hold had been sealed and the CO2 fire suppression system had been discharged into the hold; the vessel was making way under her own power toward Southwest Pass at the mouth of the Mississippi River. An offshore supply vessel was standing by to render assistance if necessary. Hazardous cargo in the hold included approximately 123 metric tons of sodium cyanide, 11 metric tons of wet acid batteries, 14 metric tons of acetone, 592 sacks of quicklime, 6 drums of petroleum distillates, and 3 drums of octane. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS.
   3. POSITION 28.783N 089.317W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7268: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7268