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Port of hampton roads, norfolk, virginia
Tokyo Senator; Port of Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia · NOAAORR-7011
- issued
- 1994-04-28 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1994-05-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1994-05-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.858, -76.320
- vessel
- CARGO SHIP TOKYO SENATOR AS
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tokyo Senator; Port of Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia. Port of Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia. 1. On April 28, 1994, there was a fire aboard the German cargo ship Tokyo Senator as the vessel passed through Thimble Shoals Channel, Virginia. The Tokyo Senator was carrying zinc, lead, and arsenic in the starboard and forward sections of Bay 2. MSO Hampton Roads ordered the vessel to wait at the anchorage until an assessment of the danger to the vessel, her crew, or the public could be completed. The onboard carbon dioxide fire suppression system was activated and appeared to limit the spread of the fire. The Incident Response Team (IRT), a group of area fire fighters trained to fight fire aboard vessels, determined that the fire's hotspot was in the after port section of Bay 2, was stable, and the danger to the public or the crew from those materials on the dangerous cargo manifest (DCM) was minimal. USCG district 5. Keyword: none. 2. COMMODITY: THIOUREA DIOXIDE. 3. POSITION 36.858N 076.320W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7011: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7011
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Timeline · 7 messages since 1994-03-22 · closed 1994-06-30
- Elizabeth river, norfolk, virginia1994-03-22 → 1994-04-05
- On the evening of 21 march 1994, the lpg vessel isomeria completed delivery of its cargo at atlantic energy…1994-03-22 → 1994-04-05
- Port of hampton roads, norfolk, virginia1994-04-15 → 1994-04-29
- Amoco oil company, t/b 27; yorktown, virginia1994-04-25 → 1994-05-09
- Port of hampton roads, norfolk, virginia this message1994-04-28 → 1994-05-12
- T/b 564; intracoastal waterway, great bridge, virginia1994-06-02 → 1994-06-16
- Custom house minor mystery spill; customs house marina, hampton, virginia1994-06-16 → 1994-06-30
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