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  Chemical Accident Investigation Reports from U.S. Coast Guard - Fires and Explosions
blue.gif (104 bytes) Fire aboard the tankship SEAL ISLAND in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, with injuries and multiple loss of life (October 1994)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire aboard the tankship OMI CHARGER at Boliver Roads inner anchorage near Galveston, Texas, with injuries and multiple loss of life (October 1993)
blue.gif (104 bytes) SS OMI YUKON, D.N. 547919 Explosions and fire in the Pacific Ocean approximately1000 miles west of Honolulu, Hawaii with multiple loss of life and personnel injuries (October 1986)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Tankship PUERTO RICAN O.N. 535000, Explosion and Fire in the Pacific Ocean with loss of life (October 1984)
blue.gif (104 bytes) M/V SCANDINAVIAN SEA Bahamian registry O.N. 339313, fire in the Atlantic Ocean,  9 miles southeast of Port Canaveral, Florida with no loss of life (March 1984)
blue.gif (104 bytes) SS AMERICAN EAGLE, O.N. 278327 Explosion in the Gulf of Mexico on 26 February 1984 and subsequent sinking with loss of life (February 1984)
blue.gif (104 bytes) M/V ANGELINA LAURO (Italian); Fire onboard while docked in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, St. Thomas, USVI with no loss of life (March 1979)
blue.gif (104 bytes) SS SANSINENA (Liberian): Explosion and fire in Los Angeles Harbor, California with loss of life (December 1976)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Tank barge B-924; Explosion and fire on board at Greenville, Mississippi with loss of life (November 1975)
blue.gif (104 bytes) ELIAS; Explosion and fire at Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania with loss of life (April 1974)
blue.gif (104 bytes) SS TEXACO NORTH DAKOTA; explosion and fire in the Gulf of Mexico with loss of life (October 1978)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire on board the unmanned tank barge OCEAN 80 at Cateret, New Jersey without loss of life (October 1972)
blue.gif (104 bytes) M/V VENUS; Explosion and fire in the St. Lawrence River with loss of life (May 1972)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fires on the CHAMBERS and KENNEDY offshore platform, block 189-land fire on M/V CARRYBACK in the Gulf of Mexico (May 1970)
blue.gif (104 bytes) SS BADGER STATE: Explosion aboard and eventual sinking in the North Pacific Ocean (December1969)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Fire and explosions on tank barge MOS 106 at La Grange, Missouri on the Mississippi River (May 1969)
blue.gif (104 bytes) CONTINENTAL OIL RIG 43-A: Explosion and fire with no loss of life, Gulf of Mexico (October 1967)
blue.gif (104 bytes) M/V THORSTREAM (Nor.): Explosion and fire with loss of life, Buffalo, New York (June 1967)
blue.gif (104 bytes) SS GULFSTAG: Fire with loss of life Gulf of Mexico (October 1966)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Fire on board German passenger vessel SS HANSEATIC at New York, NY (September 1966)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Fire on board the Panamanian SS YARMOUTH CASTLE and subsequent sinking with loss of life (November 1965)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion, fire and sinking of the drilling Barge C. P. BAKER in the Gulf of Mexico (June 1964)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion of the SS SAN JACINTO in the Atlantic Ocean of the Eastern Shore of Virginia (March 1964)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion of the rail car barge PALMER at Alameda, California with loss of life (March 1964)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion of the SS BUNKER HILL in Rosario Straits near Anacortes, Washington (March 1964)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Fire and explosion on board the USNS POTOMAC, at Morehead City, North Carolina with loss of life (September 1961)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire in board the M/V S-21 on 21 with loss of life (September 1960)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire on barge FREEPORT SULPHUR CO. NO. 20 Avondale Marine Ways, Harvey Louisiana with loss of life (November 1959)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire involving the SS AMOCO VIRGINIA and Tank Barges H.T. CO. NO. 40 and 46 and GISSEL 1601 and 2001, Houston Ship channel with loss of life (November 1959)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Casualty to the tug J. H. REVELS and McDERMOTT spud barge No. 4 resulting from the explosion of the UNION OIL COMPANY WELL NO. 23, Timbalier Bay, Louisiana with loss of life (August 1959)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Boiler explosion aboard the barge DERRICK NO. 2, on the Mississippi River with loss of life (January 1959)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire involving tank barges C-101, C-102 AND T-2200 in tow of tug BARBARA LEE
in vicinity of Mile 893, Ohio river, with loss of life
(November 1958)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire on SS JEANNY at Todds Shipyard, Alameda, California with loss of life (January 1957)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion on SS AMOCO MAINE, Gulf of Mexico with loss of life (November 1956)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire on RUSSELL NO. 29 at Linden, N.J. with loss of life (November 1956)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire on M/V HEIDBERG (German), off Lewes, Delaware with loss of life (August 1956)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and Fire involving the SS ESSO PATERSON at Baytown, Texas (March 1956)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire involving the SS SALEM MARITIME and tank barges at Lake Charles, Louisiana with loss of life (January 1956)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Fire and explosion involving M/V DONNA LEE and tow at Chattanooga, Tennessee with loss of life (June 1955)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Fire, explosion, ten tank barges, Memphis, Tennessee with loss of life (October 1954)
blue.gif (104 bytes) ULB 315 (tank barge), explosion, Point Pleasant, W. Va. with loss of life (December 1953)
blue.gif (104 bytes) M/V BLACK FALCON (Norwegian), explosion Boston with loss of life (November 1953)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion on the SS TICONDEROGA (September 1953)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire on the tanker PAN GEORGIA and fires on the tugs J.H. DEINLEIN and WATOCO, Wilmington, Delaware with loss of life (July 1953)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Fire involving Tug ARTHUR N. HERRON and tow, Schuylkill River with loss of life (November 1952)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and sinking M/B SPARETIME (27 J 805), Catalina Channel with loss of life (July 1952)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire tank vessels LOMPOC and VICTOR H. KELLY, Oleum, California with loss of life (July 1952)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire on gasoline barge R.T.C. 107, Gulf Refining Company Dock, Gretan, La. with loss of life (May 1952)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion on MV tanker Harold Reinauer, Boston, Massachusetts (May 1952)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion, tank barge MISSISSIPPI in tow MV EWD. B. WARNER Mile 580.2 Mississippi River with loss of life (May 1952)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Fire and abandonment of SS GEORGE WALTON in approximate position 49 degrees 30 minutes North 134 degrees 05 minutes West with loss of life (November 1952)
blue.gif (104 bytes) SS CHARLES A. KEFFER - flash fire in deep tanks, Philadelphia with loss of life (September 1951)
blue.gif (104 bytes) SS LOGAN'S FORT explosion Hampton Roads, Va. with loss of life (January 1951)
blue.gif (104 bytes) SS SINCLAIR H C, Pump room explosion resulting in the loss of life (December 1950)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Tug SS CECILIA, boiler explosion Charleston, S.C. with loss of life (November 1950)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Unnamed, unnumbered dredge-explosion, mile 637.0 AHP Mississippi River with loss of life (October 1950)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Fire on SS RUSSELL R. JONES at sea (August 1950)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Flash explosion in pumproom T/V JOHN GOODE on 9 July 1950, with loss of life (July 1950)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion involving the "powder pier" and Lighters, South Amboy, New Jersey (May 1950)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire Motorboat WOOD DUCK II on 9 January, 1950 resulting in loss of life (Jan 1950)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion and fire on board Motorboat 13K180 (HALCYON) on 10 July, 1949, resulting in loss of life (July 1949)
blue.gif (104 bytes) Explosion onboard SS GRAND CAMP in Texas City, Texas (April 1947)
 

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