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Manchester dock in the houston ship channel
MV Katania; Manchester Dock In the Houston Ship Channel · NOAAORR-7279
- issued
- 1998-03-10 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1998-03-24 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1998-03-24 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.722, -95.235
- vessel
- MV KATANIA · 2 messages
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
MV KATANIA; Manchester dock in the Houston Ship Channel. Manchester dock in the Houston Ship Channel. 1. The break-bulk carrier, M/V KATANIA, located at the Manchester dock in the Houston Ship Channel reported a fire in cargo hold #1. The majority of cargo in the hold was paper products and wood dunnage but the hold also contained three 20' containers of Sodium Cyanide, 236 one ton bags of Calcium Oxide and several drums of Kerosene. A unified command was established with Houston F.D. acting as OSC. By 2400 the fire had been brought under control without damage to any of the hazardous cargo. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: SODIUM CYANIDE, CALCIUM OXIDE, AND KEROSENE. 3. POSITION 29.722N 095.235W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7279: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7279
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1998-03-09 · closed 1998-03-24
- The break-bulk carrier, M/V katania, located at the manchester dock in the houston ship channel, reported a…1998-03-09 → 1998-03-23
- Houston ship channel near baytown, texas1998-03-10 → 1998-03-24
- Manchester dock in the houston ship channel this message1998-03-10 → 1998-03-24
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