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At a facility just off the houston ship channel - houston, texas, a tank containing as much as 57,000…

Methyl Acrylate Tank; Houston, Tx · Houston, Tx · NOAAORR-7302

issued: 1998-06-13 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1998-06-27 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1998-06-27 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.737, -95.274
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Methyl Acrylate Tank; Houston, TX.
Houston, TX.
1. At a facility just off the Houston Ship Channel - Houston, Texas, a tank containing as much as 57,000 gallons of Methyl Acrylate was undergoing an uncontrolled polymerization reaction. A problem had developed with the tanks inhibitor pump triggering an exothermic reaction. The tank was being kept cool by dousing it with water in an attempt to prevent an over pressurization explosion. The tank measured 32' high by 42' in diameter and there were reports of the product being at the 5.5' level within the tank, but the exact nature and state of the product was not known. Tank temperatures were reported to be in the 180? F - 220? F range. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: METHYL ACRYLATE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 57000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.737N 095.274W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7302: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7302

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