Leaking Container Truck; Oakland, California

Oakland, California | 1986-Nov-29

Initial Notification: At 1630 on November 29, 1986, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, California, was notified by the Oakland-Alameda County Fire Department that a 40-foot container truck was stalled off the shoulder in downtown Oakland. An unknown substance, with a slight odor, was observed leaking from the container. Fire department personnel approached the rear doors of the container truck in turnout gear and self-contained breathing apparatus and opened the doors. One hundred and fifty 55-gallon drums, some of them heavily corroded and leaking, were discovered. The drums were variously labelled "methylcar banioyl," "methyl thiosphorogithioate," and "dimethoate." USCG district 11.