Delaware river, marcus hook, pennsylvania

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Corinthos; Delaware River, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
Delaware River, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
1. At approximately 0030, on January 31, 1975, Corinthos was rammed as the Edgar M. Queeny maneuvered away from its dock. The Corinthos was in the process of offloading 315,000 barrels of Algerian crude oil at the British Petroleum terminal at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. The resulting explosion and fire reportedly shot flames 400-500 feet up into the air. The Corinthos ' hull split and sank, while continuing to smolder until February 6. The Edgar M. Queeny was carrying phenol, vinyl acetate, and paraffin at the time of the incident. Approximately 2,000 barrels of paraffin were released as a result of the impact. Twenty six of the forty-four people aboard the Corinthos lost their lives as a result of the collision, explosion, and fire. Although the Edgar M. Queeny also caught fire, no fatalities were reported on that vessel. Coast Guard personnel monitored the fire and pollution, controlled [...]
2. COMMODITY: PARAFFIN. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 84000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.817N 075.417W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6222: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6222