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On august 3, 1987, huntsman chemical company pumped into a diked area the contents of a tank containing…

Huntsman Chemical Company; Chesapeake, Virginia · Chesapeake, Virginia · NOAAORR-6489

issued: 1987-08-03 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1987-08-17 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1987-08-17 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 36.798, -76.290
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Huntsman Chemical Company; Chesapeake, Virginia.
Chesapeake, Virginia.
1. On August 3, 1987, Huntsman Chemical Company pumped into a diked area the contents of a tank containing styrene, xylene, and ethyl benzene to prevent a dangerous situation when the styrene began to polymerize. The National Response Center was notified of the intentional release. USCG district 5.
2. COMMODITY: STYRENE, XYLENE, ETHYL BENZENE.
3. POSITION 36.798N 076.290W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6489: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6489

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