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Noaa/oad was notified of the incident on april 1, 1987, by the U.S

Air International Hangar; St · Petersburg, Florida · St · Petersburg, Florida · NOAAORR-6459

issued
1987-04-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1987-04-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
1987-04-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
27.977, -82.534
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Air International Hangar; St. Petersburg, Florida.
St. Petersburg, Florida.
1. NOAA/OAD was notified of the incident on April 1, 1987, by the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Tampa, and requested to provide toxicological data on the materials contained in the solution. NOAA transmitted physical and chemical properties on each of the spilled chemicals to the Coast Guard MSO. Specifically, NOAA indicated that most of the methylene chloride should have evaporated away due to its high vapor pressure. Phenol has a lower vapor pressure and is soluble in water and could present a skin contact problem. The metals could be highly hazardous if in a dust form and inhaled. However, since the metals were most likely in a salt form and tied up in the sediment, they did not present a respiratory hazard. Since metals could get in the food chain and bioconcentrate, contaminated sediment should be removed. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: PHENOL CONTAMINATED WATER. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 27.977N 082.534W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6459: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6459

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