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INCIDENT LOG ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS Date
Location
Details
Source
29/11/20
nr Zigzag, road tanker diesel Oregon, US
Vehicle Type
Substance
Tank truck overturned on US 26, spilling some diesel cargo to road; driver said truck had hit a patch of ice; road closed for most of the day to allow for cleanup and removal of the wreck; driver suffered minor injuries
The Oregonian
1/12/20
St Ives, truck chemicals Cambridgeshire, UK
Fire broke out in trailer of truck; images showed truck full of IBCs but no indication of their contents; road had to be closed for resurfacing work; cause not yet known
BBC
6/12/20
Govindpur, road tanker LPG Jharkhand, India
Driver noticed leak from valve while driving LPG tanker on NH-2; driver pulled over in a safe place and called police; IOC sent team to seal valve and transfer load to another tanker; no fire or injuries
Telegraph
7/12/20
nr Wakefield, road tanker gasoline Quebec, Canada
Road tanker overturned on Highway 5 after driver failed to navigate turn; some spill of product from tank, which was contained by fire crews with help of frozen ground; intersection known to be dangerous
CTV News
7/12/20
Battle Creek, road tanker waste Michigan, US
Tank truck leaving wastewater treatment plant with treated was for agricultural use rolled over on ramp onto B Creek I-94; responders had to transfer 8,500 gal (32 m³) waste before wreck could be removed; police investigating Enquirer
9/12/20
Mount Vernon, road tanker unknown Washington, US
Tank truck, cargo not specified, was involved in single-vehicle crash on Skagit River Bridge on I-5; axle was broken in crash, leaving truck disabled, but no indication of leak; road closed; bridge inspected for damage
AP
16/12/20
Borovo, rail tank car LPG Ruse, Bulgaria
Leak spotted on tank car as train stopped at station; area cordoned off by police, rail traffic suspended, 300 people evacuated; fire crews closed valve, stopping leak with no injuries
RSOE
19/12/20
Lagos, road tanker diesel Nigeria
Road tanker exploded after rolling back on Lagos-Ibadan expressway and hitting two other vehicles; at least 11 people in vehicles were hurt but no fatalities were reported; rescue teams quickly on scene
Xinhua
22/12/20
Custer, freight train crude oil Washington, US
Seven cars of 108-car BNSF oil train carrying Bakken crude derailed in downtown Custer; two cars caught fire; half-mile evacuation ordered; cause of derailment unknown; NTSB will look at tank car performance
Seattle Times
22/12/20
New York, road tanker New York, US
Semi overturned on Long Island Expressway in Queens, spilling load of propane cylinders; several cylinders exploded, sparking major fire that engulfed truck; police said truck had been cut off by another vehicle
NBC
23/12/20
Jebba, road tanker gasoline Kwara, Nigeria
At least six people were killed, 30 homes destroyed by explosion, fire in road tanker; not clear from reports what caused the explosion; responders were able to stop fire from spreading to other parts of the town
Premium Times
23/12/20
nr Ozark, road tanker Arkansas, US
Tank truck with unidentified “accelerant” crashed on I-40 in single-vehicle accident; spilling cargo ignited, spreading fire across road; one person, possibly the driver, died; road closed for several hours
Democrat Gazette
26/12/20
Murfreesboro, freight train propane Tennessee, US
Two tank cars with propane derailed, overturned close to Pillsbury plant; fire department said there was no immediate risk to the public; no leaks or injuries reported; CSX investigating the incident
Murfreesb’ Dy N J’l
28/12/20
Kirkuk, road tanker fuel Iraq
Road tanker with unidentified fuel exploded on main highway between Kirkuk and Khalis after catching fire; driver and four other people died; cause of explosion unknown
Shafaq
28/12/20
Rahim Yar Khan, road tanker LPG Punjab, Pakistan
Gas tanker hit motorcycle on national highway; bike’s fuel tank exploded, spreading fire to tanker; man and child on motorcycle were killed; firefighters cooled tanker, preventing it from exploding
Dawn
gas cylinders
flammable material
MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS Date
Location
23/11/20
Details
Source
Bay of Biscay, Sukran C ethanol Spain
Chemical tanker (4,275 dwt, 2004), with ethanol from Kiel for Turkey, was disabled by fire; crew dealt with the fire without injury and vessel was taken under tow two days later and taken to A Coruña
FleetMon
25/11/20
Hamburg, Germany
Chemical tanker (6,230 dwt, 2006), in cargo, contacted embankment during berthing manoeuvre in Neumuelan; FleetMon significant damage to bow area but no hull breach in way of cargo tanks and no loss of cargo reported
25/11/20
nr Shuqaiq, Agrari fuel oil Saudi Arabia
Oil tanker (107,000 dwt, 2009), having just discharged cargo from Rotterdam to power plant, had explosion onboard, thought to be from a mine planted by Houthi rebels; hull was holed above waterline; no injuries
RSOE
13/12/20
Jeddah, BW Rhine fuel Saudi Arabia
Product tanker (76,600 dwt, 2008) was attacked by explosives-laden boat during discharge to Saudi Aramco terminal; hull breached in way of ballast and cargo tanks, possible pollution; all crew safe
Splash 247
19/12/20
Colón, Sunny Bright LPG Panama
Gas tanker (50,000 dwt, 2004) suffered engine problems while anchoring prior to canal passage; drifted onto VLGC BW Gemini, also with LPG from Houston; both ships inspected; no serious damage or release of gas
FleetMon
HCB MONTHLY | FEBRUARY 2021
Vessel
Substance
Northsea unknown Rational
