Spills
On september 3, 1987, the U.S
Continental Stevedoring & Terminals; Miami, Florida · Miami, Florida · NOAAORR-6495
- issued
- 1987-09-03 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1987-09-17 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1987-09-17 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 25.758, -80.165
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Continental Stevedoring & Terminals; Miami, Florida. Miami, Florida. 1. On September 3, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Miami, received a report from Continental Stevedoring & Terminals of a leaking shipping container of glacial acetic acid at the Port of Miami. The container held 573 10-gallon drums of the acid. An unknown number were ruptured. The spill was first noticed that morning by the longshoremen who were preparing to load the container onto a truck for shipment. The container was subsequently moved to an isolated spot by Continental to await response and cleanup. USCG district 7. 2. COMMODITY: GLACIAL ACETIC ACID. 3. POSITION 25.758N 080.165W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6495: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6495
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1987-08-13 · closed 1987-09-17
- Mystery oil Slick2; miami, florida1987-08-13 → 1987-08-27
- On september 3, 1987, the U.S this message1987-09-03 → 1987-09-17
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Spills
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