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Elizabeth city, north carolina

U. S. Coast Guard Support Center; Elizabeth City, North Carolina · NOAAORR-6403

issued: 1986-09-05 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1986-09-19 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1986-09-19 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 36.297, -76.225
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

U. S. Coast Guard Support Center; Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
1. The U. S. Coast Guard Support Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina recently discovered two paper drums of nitrocarbonitrate which had been abandoned by an unknown party three years ago. Preliminary research by the Coast Guard's Facility Engineering Division showed that this substance is classified as an oxidizer and used as a blasting agent in explosives. The Coast Guard, working with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), determined that detonating the substance on-site was the best method of disposal. The manufacturer of the nitrocarbonitrate was Unite, Inc. of Big Rock, Virginia. The company went out of business 10 years ago and consequently, was of no assistance in providing information on specific properties of the substance. USCG district 5.
2. COMMODITY: NITROCARBONITRATE.
3. POSITION 36.297N 076.225W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6403: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6403

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