SAFETY 45
INCIDENT LOG ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS Date
Location
28/3/20
Vehicle Type
Substance
Details
Source
Akure, truck dynamite Ondo, Nigeria
Truck carrying dynamite to quarry in Edo state developed mechanical fault, causing fire that ignited cargo; blast injured 13 people, damaged more than 70 homes; fewer people around than normal due to lockdown
Vanguard
8/4/20
Moro, road tankers Kwara, Nigeria
Three gasoline tankers and one car were in head-on collision with three other road tankers with diesel at Oloru-Kanbi; 12 died, mainly on tankers; police blamed bad driving
Guardian
14/4/20
Eveleth, road tanker — Minnesota, US
Tank truck overturned in apparent single-vehicle accident; driver was pinned in cab and died; photo showed some release of product but no indication as to nature of load
Star Tribune
20/4/20
Montgomery county, freight train herbicide Virginia, US
Freight train struck tank truck, presumably on grade crossing; cargo of Roundup weedkiller spilled from train, was contained on tracks and cleaned up; no word on contents of tank truck; one person injured
WSLS
22/4/20
Sunol, road tanker California, US
Tank truck crashed on off-ramp, spilling some diesel from fuel tank; cargo of ethanol was transferred to another tanker; one person injured in crash
East Bay Times
27/4/20
Ogba, road tanker diesel Lagos, Nigeria
Road tanker caught fire while delivering 33,000 litres diesel to NNPC filling station; fire spread to rest of filling station and neighbouring car showroom; 30 cars burned in fire; no injuries reported
Premium Times
28/4/20
Samalaju, road tanker palm oil Borneo, Malaysia
Road tanker overturned, crashed into drain on Pan Borneo Coastal Highway, spilling much of 10,000-litre palm oil load; fire crews deployed foam to prevent ignition; spill contained after wreck was craned off road
The Star
28/4/20
Afrin, road tanker fuel Syria
Bomb placed on fuel tanker exploded in market, crowded ahead of Ramadan, killing at least 47 with dozens more badly injured; officials blamed Syrian Kurdish fighters; several cars, shops caught fire
The National
29/4/20
Charlotte, rail tank car N Carolina, US
Fire crews were called to reports of leaking tank car, found spill of hydrochloric acid; nearby businesses advised to shelter in place; no injuries reported; cause of leak unclear; not known who owns the tank car
WSOC
gasoline, diesel
ethanol, diesel
hydrochloric acid
MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS Date
Location
Vessel
Substance
Details
Source
25/3/20 off Malta Lady Sandra —
Inland product tanker, presumed in ballast, broke in two in rough seas 13 nm off Malta; all crew rescued, though liferaft ruptured; unclear what inland tanker, thought working as bunkering vessel, was doing in open sea
gCaptain
10/4/20
Dakhla, Aziz Torlak unknown Morocco
Oil/chemical tanker (7,620 dwt, 2010), arriving from Cartagena in load, ran aground on entry to Dakhla port; no hull damage or pollution reported; vessel refloated 11 days later with tug assistance
FleetMon
11/4/20
off Zhoushan, Ningda 10 unknown Zhejiang, China
Coastal tanker, thought to be in cargo, grounded on rocks 11 nm off Zhoushan while en route Ningbo; hull was damaged, causing water ingress; all crew rescued with no reported injuries; no word on pollution
Shipwreck Log
13/4/20
Detroit, Michigan, US
Tug and barge with some 95,000 bbl diesel for Green Bay ran aground on mud bank in mouth of Detroit River in Lake St Clair; USCG attended, found no leak; investigation underway
Shipwreck Log
15/4/20
Tanjung Penyusop, Wan Da unknown Johor, Malaysia
Product tanker (500 dwt, 1989), thought to be in cargo, capsized off Johor; all crew rescued; wreck drifted into shipping lanes and had to be taken under tow to Riau Islands; some pollution spotted at site of capsizing
Shipwreck Log
Details
Source
Albert/ diesel Margaret
MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS Date
Location
Plant type
Substance
11/3/20
Delaware City, oil refinery oil Delaware, US
Two workers seriously injured when fire broke out at PBF Energy refinery; nearby roads closed as smoke drifted over wide area; no details on what happened but investigation will be undertaken
Delaware News J’l
15/3/20
Pengerang, oil refinery diesel Johor, Malaysia
Five people killed in explosion, fire in diesel hydrotreater unit at Pengerang Integrated Complex, jointly owned by Petronas and Saudi Aramco; cause of blast unclear but operator will conduct full inquiry
Insurance Journal
15/3/20
Festac, pipeline oil Lagos, Nigeria
Tipper offloading sand caught fire, which spread to nearby pipeline that had earlier been vandalised by oil thieves; massive explosion killed at least 15, destroyed some 50 buildings over wide area
Channels TV
10/4/20
Meraux, oil refinery oil Louisiana, US
Explosion, fire in one of the processing units at Valero refinery caused one minor injury; blast could be felt across the Mississippi River in Algiers; fire put out in two hours; cause of explosion not known
WWL
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