Arthur kill, nj

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Caustic Soda Spill; Arthur Kill, NJ.
Arthur Kill, NJ.
1. At approximately 1300 hours on Saturday, October 30, 2004, Kinder Morgan Energy, experienced an above ground storage tank failure at its terminal in Carteret, New Jersey resulting in a release of 460,000 gallons of 50% sodium hydroxide. The storage tank's capacity was 500,000 gallons. An unknown amount of product entered the Arthur Kill waterway that separates New Jersey and Staten Island, New York. An unknown amount was contained within the tank's dike system and the facility's storm water containment system. In addition, as a result of the tank failure a second tank sustained damage and also leaked an unknown amount of sodium hydroxide but this leak has been contained. Three individuals were suffered burns. Two were treated and released, third is being held in the hospital for further observations. The RP in cooperation with the USCG are in the process of determining how much product [...]
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: SODIUM HYDROXIDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 460000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.646N 074.182W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1232: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1232