Los angeles harbor, california

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Sansinena; Los Angeles Harbor, California.
Los Angeles Harbor, California.
1. At 1938 on December 17, 1976, the Sansinena exploded, caught fire, and sank during refueling at the Union Oil Terminal, Berth 46, in Los Angeles Harbor, California. The vessel was loaded with 22,000 barrels of Bunker C at the time of the incident. The apparent cause was a still-air situation that developed between the mid-ship house and the afterdeck house. Vapors emitting from the cargo tank vents created a vapor cloud during ballasting. These were ignited in the midship house and flashed back through the vent piping system. The largest explosion took place in the number 10 center cargo tank. The force of the explosion propelled the main deck over the cargo tanks into the air. When the deck landed, it severed a 36-inch cargo line on top of the inshore isolation valve. This severed line fed fuel to the fire until response personnel discovered and capped it on December 21. Nine lives [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: BUNKER C. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1260000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 33.717N 118.267W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6232: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6232