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At approximately 1700 hrs on 18 nov., mso houston requested assistance with a chemical incident aboard a…

Lykes Liberator; Texas · Texas · NOAAORR-7354

issued
1998-11-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1998-12-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
1998-12-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.743, -95.282
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

LYKES LIBERATOR; Texas.
Texas.
1. At approximately 1700 hrs on 18 Nov., MSO Houston requested assistance with a chemical incident aboard a container ship. An accident occurred while a pallet of materials was being lowered into the engine room. Chemicals were spilled. One crewman became ill. At total of 26 crewmen and longshoremen were sent to the hospital as a precaution. The chemicals initially reported were such items as carbon remover (UN2810), dry control (UN1903), brake cleaner (UN1202), and various detergents with names like ecoclean. Apparently, these were engine room supplies. The area was evacuated and the ventilation system left on. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SODIUM HYDROXIDE.
3. POSITION 29.743N 095.282W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7354: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7354

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