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INCIDENT LOG ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS Date
Location
Vehicle Type
Substance
Details
Source
28/8/21 New Hampton, freight train ammonia Iowa, US
Two injured during derailment of six locos, four cars of CP train after heavy rain; one tank car with anhydrous ammonia leaked, prompting evacuation; some leak of diesel and lubricant from one loco
CBS
29/8/21 Avondale, road tanker — Arizona, US
Two workers collapsed, died after entering tank truck at Danny’s Truck Wash; four firefighters needed hospital treatment for heat exhaustion; not clear what was in the tanker before cleaning
AZ Central
31/8/21 San Carlos City, road tanker fertiliser Philippines
Road tanker with liquid fertiliser overturned on national highway, rolling onto passing tricycle; one killed, one seriously hurt on bike; tanker driver taken into police custody
Inquirer
31/8/21 Banning, road tanker fuel California, US
Tank truck crashed, overturned on I-10, spilling 9,000 gal (34 m3) unspecified fuel to road; highway was closed in both directions for initial response; remaining fuel had to be transferred
CBS
3/9/21
nr Montrose, road tanker cooking oil KZN, South Africa
Road tanker with cooking oil overturned on N3 after crashing into barrier; tank was ruptured, spilling oil that spread over 5 km in both directions; highway closed while road was cleaned, remaining cargo transferred
IOL
5/9/21
Ijagbo, road tanker LPG Kwara, Nigeria
Driver, attendant injured by explosion when hose ruptured during delivery of ‘gas’ (presumably LPG) at filling station; nearby residents fled, fearing further explosions
The Eagle
12/9/21 Nueva Vizcaya, road tanker Philippines
gasoline, diesel
Road tanker with 40,000 litres diesel, gasoline ran off bridge in Bagabag Town, exploded on impact; driver and helper died in fire, three others hurt; blaze spread to nearby areas
Inquirer
20/9/21 nr Williamsdale, road tanker ACT, Australia
gasoline, diesel
B-double tanker with 48,000 litres diesel and gasoline caught fire on Monaro Highway; driver suffered smoke inhalation injuries but no others hurt; entire cargo burned; highway closed overnight during firefighting
Canberra Times
MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS Date Location
Vessel
Substance Details
Source
7/8/21 Novorossiysk, monobuoy crude oil Russia
Failure of hydro compensator led to spill of light crude from monobuoy at Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal during loading of Suezmax Minerva Symphony; spill estimated to cover 80 km2
FleetMon
7/8/21
Authorities were alerted to an oil slick near Point-a-Pierre refinery, spreading into sea; booms deployed; oil also found in Guaracara River, traced to a leaky pipeline; threat to fishing industry in Claxton Bay
FleetMon
22/8/21 Campeche Sound, oil platform crude oil Mexico
Five workers died, six were injured and two reported missing after fire on Pemex’s Ku-Maloob-Zaap offshore platform in Gulf of Mexico; significant impact on Mexican oil output; Pemex investigating cause of fire
Splash 247
24/8/21 Baniyas, power plant fuel oil Syria
Substantial leak of fuel oil from Baniyas Thermal Plant reached sea, drifted westwards and threatened coasts of Northern Cyprus and Turkey; spill estimated at 20,000 bbl; cause of spill not known
Maritime Executive
25/8/21 off Bejaia, Global Lake — Algeria
Three crew, including captain, died aboard tanker (7,500 dwt, 2014) during tank cleaning; one crewman collapsed in tank, captain and bosun went to help but were also overcome; tanker berthed at Cartagena
FleetMon
3/9/21
Beirut, FM Spiridon cattle feed Lebanon
Three workers were overcome by fumes from cattle feed that had been soaked with seawater after livestock carrier developed list, emitting some sort of gas; one died, two were rescued;
FleetMon
4/9/21
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Fire broke out in container aboard feeder vessel while handling cargo at Ben Nghe port; crew were unable to extinguish fire, which captain said broke out in container that had been loaded overnight, contents unknown
Maritime Executive
5/9/21
off Port Fourchon, pipeline crude oil Louisiana, US
USCG responded to reports of large oil spill off the coast, which was traced to a ruptured 12-inch offshore pipeline; not clear if damage was caused by Hurricane Ida, which had just passed through, or from other source
Maritime Executive
8/9/21
Rotterdam, An Chang Netherlands
Fire broke out in cargo hold of bulk carrier berthed in Botlek; firefighters brought fire under control, found cargo of lithium batteries; reports indicate fire took a long time to extinguish completely
FleetMon
9/9/21
Aratu, Bahia, Brazil
Explosion reported in cargo tank of LPG carrier (7,200 m3, 2003), followed by white smoke; small fire was extinguished by crew; inspectors said blast happened during degassing, suggesting smoke was gas vapour
FleetMon
9/9/21
off Port Elizabeth, MSC Katrina unknown E Cape, South Africa
Containership suffered explosion, fire while en route Lomo for Durban; not under control after blast, cause of which is unknown; was taken under tow and headed for Durban, though progress was slow in bad weather
FleetMon
Fire broke out in container with yellow phosphate aboard containership docked at Catania; cargo known to give off toxic gases when burning; fire brought under control, damaged container offloaded
FleetMon
Gulf of Paria, pipeline crude oil Trinidad
Morning unknown Vinafco
lithium batteries
Forte de LPG São Marcos
16/9/21 Catania, Luebeck Sicily, Italy
HCB MONTHLY | NOVEMBER 2021
yellow phosphate
