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Vessel is inbound to port of charleston with a leaking tank of chloroacetic acid

M/V Star Fuji; Charleston, Sc · Charleston, Sc · NOAAORR-6136

issued: 2006-11-01 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2006-11-15 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2006-11-15 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 32.688, -79.784
vessel: M/V STAR FUJI
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V Star Fuji; Charleston, SC.
Charleston, SC.
1. Vessel is inbound to Port of Charleston with a leaking tank of Chloroacetic Acid. USCG has requested hazard/risk assessment
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: CHLOROACETIC ACID SOLUTION.
3. POSITION 32.688N 079.784W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6136: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6136

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