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On december 5, 2013 the uscg sector new york was notified of a damaged railcar in carteret, nj (near the nj…
Potential Conrail Chemical Incident; Carteret, Nj · Carteret, Nj · NOAAORR-8694
- issued
- 2013-12-05 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2013-12-19 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2013-12-19 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.597, -74.232
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Potential ConRail Chemical Incident; Carteret, NJ. Carteret, NJ. 1. On December 5, 2013 the USCG Sector New York was notified of a damaged railcar in Carteret, NJ (near the NJ Turnpike). A response team was dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival they were informed that the railcar contained about 25,000 pounds of Vinyl Acetate, it had external structural damage, but the inner wall was not compromised. At 0530 the USCG notified the NOAA SSC and requested information on the product and potential isolation distances. 2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: VINYL ACETATE. 3. POSITION 40.597N 074.232W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8694: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8694
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