San francisco bay, california

Original warning text

T/V Puerto Rican; San Francisco Bay, California.
San Francisco Bay, California.
1. On October 31, 1984, at 0324, an explosion occurred on board the Tank Vessel Puerto Rican outside the San Francisco Bay Entrance Channel. The vessel was loaded with 91,984 barrels of lube oil and lube oil additives and 8,500 barrels of bunker fuel. Two crewmen and the pilot from the vessel were thrown into the water by the blast. The pilot and one crewman were recovered with serious burns. One crewman remained missing and was presumed dead after an extensive search. The explosion caused a relatively minor release of oil. Flames from the initial and subsequent explosions shot as high as 1000 feet into the sky. The fires on board the vessel were extinguished by late afternoon on November 1. Following the explosion, the USCG On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) ordered the vessel towed out of the vicinity of San Francisco Bay. The intent of the order was to minimize the potential for catastrophic [...]
2. COMMODITY: LUBE OIL, LUBE OIL ADDITIVES, BUNKER FUEL.
3. POSITION 37.500N 123.033W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6268: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6268