M/V Rio Neuquen; Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas | 1984-Jul-01

Initial Notification: RECIEVED NOTIFICATION FROM JOHN ROBINSON IN SEATTLE AT 1500. INITIAL REPORT MENTIONED EXPLOSION WITH 1 DEAD AND 4 INJURED IN HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL. . CONTACTED LT. CLINE AND THEN LT. GOULD IN HOUSTON. BRIEFLY REVIEWED THE SITUATION, AND ASKED FOR INFORMATION FROM MANIFEST, QUANTITY OF ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE INVOLVED, ETC. WAS REQUESTED TO COME ON-SCENE BY LT. GOULD. . ARRIVED ON-SCENE 2100. NO MANIFEST AS YET AVAILABLE. THE MAN KILLED WAS A TRAMA VICTUM, RATHER THAN PHOSPHINE EXPOSURE. TOTAL OF 9 MEN REPORTED EXPOSED TO PHOSPHINE. USCG district 8.