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Recieved notification from john robinson in seattle at 1500

M/V Rio Neuquen; Houston, Texas · Houston, Texas · NOAAORR-6266

issued: 1984-07-01 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1984-07-15 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1984-07-15 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.733, -95.126
vessel: M/V RIO NEUQUEN
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V Rio Neuquen; Houston, Texas.
Houston, Texas.
1. RECIEVED NOTIFICATION FROM JOHN ROBINSON IN SEATTLE AT 1500. INITIAL REPORT MENTIONED EXPLOSION WITH 1 DEAD AND 4 INJURED IN HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL. . CONTACTED LT. CLINE AND THEN LT. GOULD IN HOUSTON. BRIEFLY REVIEWED THE SITUATION, AND ASKED FOR INFORMATION FROM MANIFEST, QUANTITY OF ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE INVOLVED, ETC. WAS REQUESTED TO COME ON-SCENE BY LT. GOULD. . ARRIVED ON-SCENE 2100. NO MANIFEST AS YET AVAILABLE. THE MAN KILLED WAS A TRAMA VICTUM, RATHER THAN PHOSPHINE EXPOSURE. TOTAL OF 9 MEN REPORTED EXPOSED TO PHOSPHINE. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: PHOSPHINE.
3. POSITION 29.733N 095.126W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6266: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6266

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