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Tung tai enterprises; pier 96, san francisco, california

NOAAORR-6515

issued: 1987-10-30 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1987-11-13 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1987-11-13 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 37.798, -122.392
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Tung Tai Enterprises; Pier 96, San Francisco, California.
Pier 96, San Francisco, California.
1. On October 30, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, was notified by an employee of the Port of San Francisco that several containers of automotive batteries on Pier 96 were leaking an unknown substance from the rear container door. The Coast Guard notified Tung Tai Enterprises, the owner of the containers, and was told that the batteries were scheduled for shipment overseas. The Coast Guard advised the owner that the batteries were stacked and stowed improperly for transport and would have to meet Coast Guard standards before shipment could take place. USCG district 12.
2. COMMODITY: AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES.
3. POSITION 37.798N 122.392W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6515: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6515

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San francisco, california1987-10-30 → 1987-11-13
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