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INCIDENT LOG ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS Date
Location
Details
Source
3/8/20
St-Basile-le-Grand, road tanker diesel Quebec, Canada
Vehicle Type
Substance
Tyre fire in tank truck with 5,000 litres diesel spread to tank, consuming vehicle; fire crews allowed blaze to burn out but despite best efforts some diesel spilled to nearby Richelieu River; driver escaped unhurt
Montreal Gazette
5/8/20
Cheste, road tanker bitumen Valencia, Spain
Road tanker with bitumen overturned on exit from A-3 highway, spilling part of its load; driver badly hurt; no fire; roadway damaged and required repair; spill contained
Las Provincias
10/8/20
Volgograd, road tanker gasoline Russia
Electrical spark ignited road tanker making delivery at fuel station, leading to explosion and fireball; at least 13 people hurt, 10 seriously; some of those were firefighters attending the initial fire
Fox News
12/8/20
Heysham, road tanker nitric acid Lancashire, UK
Leak developed in tanker with nitric acid in port area; residents urged to shelter in place; road closed; fire crews managed to isolate leak and worked with port officials to clean up spill
LancsLive
13/8/20
Kingston, road tanker tar Ontario, Canada
Road tanker with “liquid tar” overturned on Highway 401, spilling cargo to wetlands; vehicle had struck guard rail, apparently due to driver inattention; charges pending
CBC News
13/8/20
Tromode, truck chemicals Isle of Man
Road closed for nine hours after three “crates” (IBCs?) with 3,000 litres potassium borate, hydrogen peroxide, BBC sodium hydroxide fell from truck and were damaged; nearby residents advised to shelter in place
15/8/20
Amangarh, road tankers fuel Punjab, Pakistan
Three fuel tankers caught fire at oil depot in Nowshera Industrial Estate; witnesses reported three explosions, The Int’l dense black smoke; other businesses, nearby residents evacuated; power supply suspended during response News
16/8/20
Hluhluwe, road tanker fuel KZN, South Africa
Multiple vehicles, including one fuel tanker, were in collision on N2; fire broke out on tanker, spread to nearby bush; some casualties but no details; other traffic diverted; cause not yet ascertained
IOL
19/8/20
Lambata, road tankers diesel Niger, Nigeria
At least two killed, seven injured when two road tankers, at least one with diesel, collided on Lambata-Minna road, reportedly during risky overtaking manouvre; two other vehicles involved; fire raged for several hours
Trendy Pulse
25/8/20
Akron, road tanker gasoline Ohio, US
Tank truck and car collided on SR 8, sparking fire; car driver was killed; nearby homes, buildings evacuated; burning gasoline drained to storm sewer, some reaching Cuyahoga River; fire quickly under control
Beacon Journal
26/8/20
Llanelli, freight train diesel Carmarthen, UK
Three wagons of diesel train from Milford Haven derailed, caught fire in Llangennech; some 100 people living nearby evacuated, roads closed; fire burned overnight, posing “substantial risk”
BBC
27/8/20
Yellowstone Park, road tanker gasoline Wyoming, US
Tandem trailer overturned in national park, spilling some 3,000 gal (11.4 m³) gasoline; six-mile (10-km) stretch of road closed during response; no evidence of fuel reaching river
AP
MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS Date
Location
25/7/20
Pointe d’Esny, Wakashio fuel oil Mauritius
Bulk carrier, in ballast, grounded on reef, causing hull damage in way of bunker tanks; vessel had some 4,000t FleetMon VLSFO, diesel, around 1,000t of which spilt to sea; remaining fuel taken off; vessel broke up, was scuttled
10/8/20
Calaca, Andrina 200 residues Luzon, Philippines
Three crewmen died during cargo tank cleaning, either through asphyxiation or inhalation of toxic fumes FleetMon from cargo residues; all lost consciousness and were rescued but failed to recover; not clear what last cargo was
11/8/20
Dordrecht, Viyada Naree scrap Netherlands
Fire broke out in cargo hold of bulker loading scrap; fire was quickly dealt with and vessel continued cargo operations; similar fire during unloading of scrap loaded at Dordrecht last month
FleetMon
15/8/20
Charleston, S Carolina, US
Accident at Plum Island treatment plant released some 3,100 gal (11.7 m³) diesel, mostly to marshlands and creeks nearby; failed pump control blamed for leak; USCG oversaw response
Maritime Executive
18/8/20
Walluf, inland tanker naphtha Hesse, Germany
Tanker with 1,30 tonnes naphtha lost steering on River Rhine, drifted off course and collided with cargo barge; both vessels damaged but no sign of leak; tanker allowed to proceed after inspection
DW.com
20/8/20
Yangtze estuary, Long Qing 1 gasoline China
Tanker with 3,000 tonnes gasoline collided with sand barge off Yangtze River; tanker caught fire on deck, which proved difficult to extinguish; at least eight crew died on tanker, others missing; other vessel sank
Xinhua
21/8/20
Corpus Christi, pipeline propane Texas, US
Dredging vessel struck submerged propane pipeline, sparking explosion and major fire; two crew on dredger KIII TV killed, two others missing and presumed dead; ship channel closed during response efforts
27/8/20
East China Sea Zhong Chang nickel ore He Sheng
Bulk carrier issued distress signal, reporting cargo liquefaction and danger of capsizing; vessel was north of Senkaku Islands, changed course twice, apparently to keep wind, sea at favourable angles; later stabilised
HCB MONTHLY | OCTOBER 2020
Vessel
Substance
wastewater diesel treatment plant
Details
Source
FleetMon
