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On october 24, 1985, two 55-gallon drums of polyisocyanate, three 55-gallon drums of xylene, and two…

Monitor Construction Company; Portland, Maine · Portland, Maine · NOAAORR-6291

issued
1985-10-24 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-11-07 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-11-07 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
43.666, -70.254
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Monitor Construction Company; Portland, Maine.
Portland, Maine.
1. On October 24, 1985, two 55-gallon drums of polyisocyanate, three 55-gallon drums of xylene, and two 5-gallon drums of xylene were punctured by vandals, spilling an unknown quantity of polyisocyanate and xylene into a parking garage under construction by the Monitor Construction Company in Portland, Maine. The product flowed down the garage entrance ramp into a storm drain. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: POLYISOCYANATE, XYLENE.
3. POSITION 43.666N 070.254W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6291: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6291

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