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San juan, puerto rico

Sealand Shipping Company; San Juan, Puerto Rico · NOAAORR-6520

issued: 1987-11-17 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1987-12-01 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1987-12-01 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 18.463, -66.072
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sealand Shipping Company; San Juan, Puerto Rico.
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1. On November 17, 1987, two 1,400-gallon tanks of tetraethyl lead overturned at the Sealand Shipping Company facility in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The tanks suffered some minor damage, but none were leaking. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: TETRAETHYL LEAD. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2800 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 18.463N 066.072W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6520: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6520

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