Tung Tai Enterprises; Pier 96, San Francisco, California

Pier 96, San Francisco, California | 1987-Oct-30

Initial Notification: On October 30, 1987, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, was notified by an employee of the Port of San Francisco that several containers of automotive batteries on Pier 96 were leaking an unknown substance from the rear container door. The Coast Guard notified Tung Tai Enterprises, the owner of the containers, and was told that the batteries were scheduled for shipment overseas. The Coast Guard advised the owner that the batteries were stacked and stowed improperly for transport and would have to meet Coast Guard standards before shipment could take place. USCG district 12.