Tianjin, china explosions and precautions for possible contamination

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TIANJIN, CHINA EXPLOSIONS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR POSSIBLE
CONTAMINATION.
1. THIS ADVISORY FORWARDS INFORMATION FROM THE
   U.S. COAST GUARD (USCG) REGARDING ASSESSING
   POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION RISKS FROM THE TIANJIN
   PORT COMPLEX EXPLOSIONS AND REITERATES THE
   RESPONSIBILITY OF VESSEL AND FACILITY AGENTS,
   OWNERS, MASTERS, AND OPERATORS TO IMMEDIATELY
   REPORT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO THE
   U.S. COAST GUARD. U.S. FLAG OPERATORS ARE
   REQUESTED TO FORWARD THIS ADVISORY TO THEIR
   SHIPS BY THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS.
2. MARAD ADVISORIES ARE PUBLISHED ON THE MARAD
   WEB SITE AT WWW.MARAD.DOT.GOV/NEWSROOM/ADVISORY
   AND ON THE MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION WEB SITE
   AT msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal. SELECT
   BROADCAST WARNINGS, SCROLL DOWN TO SEARCH BOX
   AND SELECT MARAD ADVISORIES.
3. THE USCG AND CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ARE
   MONITORING VESSEL TRAFFIC AND CARGO DEPARTING
   THE TIANJIN PORT COMPLEX FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC
   EXPLOSIONS ON 12 AND 15 AUG 15, DUE TO CONCERNS
   THAT THERE MAY BE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ASH,
   DEBRIS, OR RESIDUES ON VESSELS OR CARGO BOUND
   FOR U.S. PORTS. VESSELS IMPACTED BY THE TIANJIN
   PORT COMPLEX EXPLOSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CALL ON
   U.S. PORTS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. THERE
   HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF VESSELS WITH CONFIRMED
   HAZARDOUS DEBRIS OR RESIDUES ABOARD, HOWEVER
   U.S. COMPANIES ARE LOOKING FOR REASSURANCES
   REGARDING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THOSE WHO
   HANDLE SHIPPING CONTAINERS ACROSS THE SUPPLY
   CHAIN. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS WORKING WITH
   LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PORT AND INTERNATIONAL
   PARTNERS TO COORDINATE EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY
   ANY POTENTIAL RISKS ON INBOUND VESSELS AND CARGO
   TO HELP ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY. FOR THE PURPOSE
   OF THIS BULLETIN, AN IMPACTED VESSEL IS ANY VESSEL
   THAT WAS IN THE TIANJIN PORT COMPLEX, OR THAT
   HAS LOADED CARGO OR CONTAINERS THAT WERE IN THE
   TIANJIN PORT COMPLEX AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST
   EXPLOSION ON AUG 12TH THROUGH AUG 15TH.
4. ANY SUSPECTED HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, ILLNESSES OR
   UNKNOWN SUBSTANCES OR RESIDUES SHOULD BE REPORTED
   TO THE NEAREST USCG CAPTAIN OF THE PORT AS SOON
   AS POSSIBLE. AN ILL PERSON ABOARD OR AN UNKNOWN
   SUBSTANCE OR HAZARDOUS ASH, DEBRIS, OR RESIDUE
   MAY BE INDICATIVE OF A HAZARDOUS CONDITION AND
   SHOULD BE REPORTED.
5. ADDITIONAL INFO IS AVAILABLE IN USCG MARINE
   SAFETY INFORMATION BULLETIN (MSIB) 007/15
   AVAILABLE AT HTTPS:WWW.USCG.MIL/MSIB/
6. THIS ADVISORY IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL
   REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
7. QUESTIONS REGARDING MSIB 007/15, SHOULD BE FORWARDED
   TO THE USCG OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL VESSEL COMPLIANCE
   AT 202-372-1251 OR [email protected].