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Croix, U.S

Barge Mobile; St · Croix, U.S · Virgin Islands · St · NOAAORR-6579

issued
1988-06-05 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-06-19 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-06-19 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
18.003, -65.051
vessel
BARGE MOBILE
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Barge MOBILE; St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
1. NOAA/OMA was notified of the incident on June 5, 1988, by the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and requested to provide information on penexate and advise on the present and future medical condition of the affected crewmen. NOAA advised that the exposure would be through inhalation and that the symptoms indicated that the men might have pneumonia. NOAA contacted the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) for advice on the health effects of exposure to penexate. CHEMTREC, NOAA, Coast Guard, Hess Oil, and ATSDR discussed the situation in a conference call. The ATSDR representatives indicated that the men should be examined for hydrocarbon-induced pneumonia and put under a physician's care. The Hess Oil representative indicated that he would see that this was done. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: PENEXATE.
3. POSITION 18.003N 065.051W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6579: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6579

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