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The vessel is a bulk ore carrier that took on about 300,000 gallons of seawater through a hatch cover in one…

Magnificant Venture; Offshore Hawaii · Offshore Hawaii · NOAAORR-6273

issued
1985-02-08 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-02-22 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-02-22 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
21.305, -157.968
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Magnificant Venture; Offshore Hawaii.
Offshore Hawaii.
1. THE VESSEL IS A BULK ORE CARRIER THAT TOOK ON ABOUT 300,000 GALLONS OF SEAWATER THROUGH A HATCH COVER IN ONE OF SIX HOLDS . THAT HOLD CONTAINED ABOUT 3500 TONS OF CARGO. THE CARGO AND WATER HAVE FORMED A THICK PASTE. REACTION PRODUCTS FORM THE WATER AND COPPER ORE ARE A CONCERN. WE ARE TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE REACTIONS THAT COULD TAKE PLACE. THE COPPER CARRIER MAGNIFICANT VENTURE ENTERED HAWAIIAN WATERS AND IS BEING HELD MO HELD MORE THAN ONE MILE FROM HONOLULU HARBOR. THE COAST GUARD PLANS TO CONDUCT AIR MONITORING IN LEVEL 'B' ON THE VESSEL TODAY. A MARINE CHEMIST WILL THEN SAMPLE THE CARGO TO DETERMINE IF ACID HAS BEEN FORMED. CORROSION OF THE CARGO HOLD IS A CONCERN. THERE ARE TWO CARGOS ON THE VESSEL IT IS NOT KNOWN WHICH IS INVOLVED. THERE PROPERITIES ARE: PROPERTY CARGO A CARGO B SOURCE SANANTAINO CHILE VENTANAS CHILE DRT WEIGHT 4954 METRIC TONS 3068 METRIC TONS COPPER 29% 34% [...]
2. COMMODITY: COPPER ORE CONCENTRATE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 7000000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 21.305N 157.968W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6273: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6273

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