Monroe County Mosquito Control District; Vaca Key, Florida

Vaca Key, Florida | 1987-Aug-20

Initial Notification: On August 19, 1987, an aerial spraying aircraft from the Monroe County Mosquito Control District was forced to dump approximately 200 gallons of a spray mixture containing DIBROM 14 (Naled) into the ocean about 5 miles south-southeast of Marathon, Florida. The rupture of a spray delivery line inside the aircraft had forced the pilot to dump the mixture to prevent continued exposure of aircraft personnel to the DIBROM. The Mosquito Control personnel notified the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Miami. USCG district 7.