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On november 28, 1985, a tank car carrying hydrochloric acid ruptured next to a storm drain behind piers 34…

Storm Drain; Honolulu, Hawaii · Honolulu, Hawaii · NOAAORR-6308

issued
1985-11-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-12-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-12-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
21.321, -157.860
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Storm Drain; Honolulu, Hawaii.
Honolulu, Hawaii.
1. On November 28, 1985, a tank car carrying hydrochloric acid ruptured next to a storm drain behind piers 34 and 35 in Honolulu. An unknown quantity of acid entered the storm drain system before the tank car could be secured. Cleanup crews were dispatched to the scene and soda ash was applied to neutralize the acid. When some members of the crew on-scene became sick, apparently from breathing fumes at the site that smelled like chlorine, the crew was removed from the scene. USCG district 14.
2. COMMODITY: HYDROCHLORIC ACID.
3. POSITION 21.321N 157.860W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6308: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6308

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