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On the afternoon of 2 march 2008, uscg sector mobile notified the regional noaa scientific support…

Sulfur Dioxide Release,; Pascagoula, Ms · Pascagoula, Ms · NOAAORR-7785

issued
2008-03-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2008-03-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
2008-03-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
30.317, -88.475
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sulfur Dioxide Release,; Pascagoula, MS.
Pascagoula, MS.
1. On the afternoon of 2 March 2008, USCG Sector Mobile notified the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator of a HAZMAT release at the Chevron Refinery in Pascagoula, MS. An equipment failure resulted in a plant shut in and the release of 500 lbs of sulfur dioxide. The facility was restarted, and there was no report of injury by the USCG. Since the event had already occurred, and the gas had reportedly dissipated, this report served only as a notification only. There was no threat to the coastal marine environment.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: SULFUR DIOXIDE.
3. POSITION 30.317N 088.475W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7785: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7785

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