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INCIDENT LOG ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS Date
Location
6/4/22
6/4/22
Vehicle Type
Substance
Details
nr Granite City, road tanker Illinois, US
gasoline, diesel
Fuel South Express tank truck with 9,000 gal (34 m ) fuel overturned, spilling around 8,000 gal during heavy rain; state sued operator for several violations and cost of cleanup and remediation; no injuries in crash
Belleville Ns-Dem
nr Farmington, road tanker W Virginia, US
hydrochloric acid
Driver noticed cargo leaking from tank along Husky Highway, pulled over; responders said some 4,000 gal (15 m3) hydrochloric acid had spilled, possibly from faulty valve; road closed, nearby residents evacuated
WDTV
12/4/22 Barkeyville, road tankers fuels Pennsylvania, US
Fire broke out in engine or cab of tank truck awaiting despatch at Heath Oil depot; fire spread to cargo and then to six more tankers; Route 8 closed, 40 fire departments on scene; two fire crew injured
Explore Clarion
13/4/22 Yulara, truck oil NT, Australia
One of four IBCs carrying unspecified oil on flatbed truck ruptured, spilling oil to road near entry to Uluru national park; local companies provided earth moving vehicles to create embankment to prevent spread
Perth Now
13/4/22 Napa, road tanker LPG California, US
Driver of propane tanker was injured after truck hit tree on side of road; some leak of LPG from tank caused road to be closed to traffic; no other risk to public
Napa Vall Register
19/4/22 Nashville, road tanker ethanol Tennessee, US
CSX freight train struck Speedway tank truck on crossing, rupturing cargo tank; ethanol flowed down street, prompting evacuations; some 5,000 gal (19 m3) ethanol recovered from tanker, much of spill evaporated
WTVF
19/4/22 Summit county, road tanker peroxide Utah, US
Tank truck overturned on I-80 causing closure of highway in Silver Creek Canyon, shelter-in-place order for local residents; cargo said to be a liquid peroxide
Fox
22/4/22 Ajegunle, road tanker gasoline Lagos, Nigeria
Road tanker spilled part of its 45,000-litre gasoline load on approach to filling station; locals rushed to collect spilling fuel, sparking fire and explosion; one person killed, vehicles, nearby shops damaged
Vanguard
28/4/22 Tema, road tanker LPG Ghana
Road tanker with full load of LPG overturned on Tema motorway, landing in median strip; driver said he had swerved to avoid another vehicle; road closed during response; fire crews played water on tank to keep it cool
Graphic Online
27/4/22 Henry county, road tanker nitrogen Kentucky, US
I-71 closed after multi-vehicle collision; pictures appeared to show one truck burned out after running into rear of tank truck carrying nitrogen, which was offloaded to battery vehicle; no injuries reported
CDL Life
30/4/22 Kumasi, road tanker fuel Ashanti, Ghana
Road tanker with unspecified fuel cargo heading for BOST depot at Kaase overturned; no leak reported but some locals managed to siphon fuel into buckets before police arrived; no injuries reported
Modern Ghana
30/4/22 Nowshera, road tankers fuels Peshawar, Pakistan
Fire broke out among road tankers parked at Tarujaba oil depot; at least 20 tankers were completely gutted in the blaze, though some 130 were undamaged; few drivers on site at time as they had gone home for Eid
Dawn
1/5/22
Two fuel tankers, owned by Super Soy Commercial Centre, caught fire after accident; first tanker overturned on downhill stretch of road, second ran into its rear; both driver hospitalised with injuries
Philippine Star India
Malungon, road tankers Sarangani, Philippines
diesel, gasoline
Source 3
MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS Date
Location
Details
Source
6/4/22
Algiers, Tolga ̶ Algeria
Ferry Jean Nicoli struck Algerian tanker (5,100 dwt, 2021) berthed in port of Algiers; not known if tanker was in cargo at time but it suffered damage to stern and superstructure; ferry lost control on arrival in port
MENA FN
Product tanker (35,400 dwt, 1999), arriving at Chittagong, presumably with cargo, collided with container ship Haian City departing for Singapore; both vessels damaged; some containers lost; no pollution reported
FleetMon
14/4/22 Liverpool, CL Sha He scrap UK
Fire broke out in cargo hold of bulk carrier (63,100 dwt, 2020) loading scrap at Canada Dock in Kirkdale; shoreside fire services, tugs fought fire, brought it under control within a few hours
FleetMon
15/4/22 off Sumatra, Indonesia
CMA CGM unknown Lisa Marie
Containership (11,000 teu, 2017), from Jeddah for Port Klang, suffered fire in one or more containers north of Banda Aceh; crew managed to extinguish fire, vessel resumed journey; identity of cargo not known
FleetMon
16/4/22 Taiwan Strait, Chuang Yi unknown Hong Kong
Product/chemical tanker (10,000 dwt, 2000) suffered explosion, fire some 170 nm off Hong Kong; one crew killed, six injured, some seriously; tanker thought to be involved in bunkering or lightering operations
FleetMon
16/4/22 Gulf of Gabes, Xelo ̶ Tunisia
Bunker tanker (1,010 dwt, 1977) sank after running into problems in bad weather; crew were evacuated; divers found no leak from wreck, which was later said to have been without cargo
Urdu Point
19/4/22 Point Comfort Bay, shore tank Texas, US
Some 16,800 gal (400 bbl, 63.6 m3) ammonium polyphosphate fertiliser leaked to bay, presumably from facility ashore; USCG responding
Incident News
Two crew collapsed during cargo tank work on product/chemical tanker (45,500 dwt, 2011) at IJmuiden anchorage; one died before being taken ashore; early reports of explosion were inaccurate
FleetMon
14/4/22 off Chittagong, Bangladesh
Vessel
Substance
Orion unknown Express
ammonium phosphate
20/4/22 Amsterdam, NCC Safa crude oil Netherlands
HCB MONTHLY | JUNE 2022
