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Container ship; los angeles, ca

NOAAORR-6741

issued
1990-02-23 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1990-03-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
1990-03-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
33.717, -118.267
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

CONTAINER SHIP; Los Angeles, CA.
Los Angeles, CA.
1. Last evening, 22 Feb., one of the containers in a container ship moored at the Evergreen Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles was determined to be leaking 3,3,3-trifluoropropene. The leaking container is in the bottom of the ship's hold with no other containers on top of it. The chemical is reported to be stored in 13-15 forty foot long cylinders in the container. Measurements of the chemical concentration, taken from a small hatch at the top of the hold, are in the 1-2 ppm range. Trifluoropropene is a highly flammable gas. Towing the vessel out of the port or inerting the hold with CO2, a heavy gas, are options being considered at this time. SSC On-Scene: Gary Petrae USCG district 11.
2. COMMODITY: 3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROPENE.
3. POSITION 33.717N 118.267W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6741: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6741

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