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Acid Fumes During Vessel Cleaning; Mississippi River Near St · Rose, la · NOAAORR-7688

issued
2007-08-23 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2007-09-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
2007-09-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.942, -90.308
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Acid Fumes During Vessel Cleaning; Mississippi River near St. Rose, LA.
Mississippi River near St. Rose, LA.
1. USCG Sector New Orleans requested technical support for a reported irritating vapor cloud near a vessel cleaning operation using hydrochloric acid to clean out cement residue.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: HYDROCHLORIC ACID (HCL) FUMES, REACTION PRODUCTS OF HCL AND WATER, CEMENT, OR OTHER..
3. POSITION 29.942N 090.308W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7688: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7688

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