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On september 5, 1989, the fishing vessel italia accidentally caught four drums in a net while bottom trawling

F/V Italia; Gloucester, Massachusetts · Gloucester, Massachusetts · NOAAORR-6722

issued
1989-09-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1989-09-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
1989-09-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
42.608, -70.662
vessels
F/V ITALIAFISHING VESSEL ITALIA ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT FOUR DRUMS
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

F/V ITALIA; Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Gloucester, Massachusetts.
1. On September 5, 1989, the fishing vessel ITALIA accidentally caught four drums in a net while bottom trawling. The captain of the ITALIA was hospitalized after breathing fumes from the substances leaking from the drums, which were leaking on the ITALIA's deck. The vessel was ordered not to dock at Gloucester Harbor until the drums could be safely removed. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: ACID.
3. POSITION 42.608N 070.662W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6722: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6722

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