Continental Stevedoring & Terminals; Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida | 1987-Sep-03

Initial Notification: On September 3, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Miami, received a report from Continental Stevedoring & Terminals of a leaking shipping container of glacial acetic acid at the Port of Miami. The container held 573 10-gallon drums of the acid. An unknown number were ruptured. The spill was first noticed that morning by the longshoremen who were preparing to load the container onto a truck for shipment. The container was subsequently moved to an isolated spot by Continental to await response and cleanup. USCG district 7.