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On October.29, 1998, a crewman welding aboard the 557-foot tank ship champion trader triggered an explosion…
Champion Trader; Mississippi River · Mississippi River · NOAAORR-7345
- issued
- 1998-10-29 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1998-11-12 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1998-11-12 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 27.100, -87.267
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
CHAMPION TRADER; Mississippi River. Mississippi River. 1. On October.29, 1998, a crewman welding aboard the 557-foot tank ship Champion Trader triggered an explosion in the #7 port-side cargo tank. The explosion tore a 40 x 30-foot hole in the side of the ship. The explosion killed one crew member and injured four others and caused the release of approximately 3000 gallons of IFO 380 and 3,100 barrels of palm kernel oil, stearin. USCG district 8. Keyword: vegetable oil. 2. COMMODITY: IFO-180 AND PALM KERNEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 27.100N 087.267W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7345: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7345
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