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Chemical barge allided with lock & dam 52 on the ohio river near brookport, il

Chemical Barge Spill; Brookport, Il · Brookport, Il · NOAAORR-7614

issued: 2006-02-28 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2006-03-14 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2006-03-14 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
position: 37.126, -88.653
vessels: BARGE ALLIDED · 2 messages BARGE SPILL · 4 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Chemical Barge Spill; Brookport, IL.
Brookport, IL.
1. Chemical barge allided with Lock & Dam 52 on the Ohio river near Brookport, IL. Chemical of concern is cumene (isopropylbenzene). No release reported at this time.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: CUMENE (ISOPROPYLBENZENE). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 37.126N 088.653W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7614: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7614

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