Spills · chemical
Port beinville, ms
Epichlorhydrin Rail Car Incident; Port Beinville, Ms · NOAAORR-7744
- issued
- 2008-01-07 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2008-01-21 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2008-01-21 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.410, -88.840
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Epichlorhydrin Rail Car Incident; Port Beinville, MS. Port Beinville, MS. 1. NOAA HDO was notified by USCG on the evening of January 7th, 2008 of a small release of Epichlorhydrin from a railroad tank car during transit between Louisiana and Mississippi. The cause of the release was reported as an equipment failure (loose bolt) that was repaired. The USCG reported the release of 35lbs enroute. As follow up to the incident, the USCG requested NOAA to provide modeling to assess potential hazards associated with Epichlorhydrin releases. 2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: EPICHLORHYDRIN. 3. POSITION 30.410N 088.840W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7744: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7744
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