M/V Skyroyal Contacted THE Coast Guard

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-8448. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-84482012-05-03 00:00Z → cancelled 2012-05-17 00:00Z
   Near honolulu, hi
   M/V Skyroyal; Near Honolulu, Hi · North Pacific Ocean

   M/V Skyroyal; Near Honolulu, HI.
   Near Honolulu, HI.
   1. USCG D14 notified the NOAA SSC that the morning of May 3, the M/V SKYROYAL contacted the Coast Guard regarding increasing temperatures in two of its cargo holds. The vessel was carrying bulk Direct Reduced Iron, used in steel manufacturing. This product can react exothermically, generating heat and potentially igniting if it gets hot enough. The vessel was 1100 nm from Honolulu en route to China from Panama and was not intending to come to Hawaii, but notified the USCG in case it needed to make an emergency call. NOAA ERD was asked for information about Direct Reduced Iron. Based on subsequent information and technical analysis provided to the USCG from the shipper, the situation stabilized. The temperatures, which had been approximately 15 degrees centigrade above normal at the time of initial notification, ceased increasing and began decreasing slowly. The shipper reported that it [...]
   2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: POTENTIAL REACTION OF BULK CARGO OF DIRECT REDUCED IRON.
   3. POSITION 20.886N 138.452W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8448: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8448