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F/V ITALIA; Gloucester, Massachusetts

Gloucester, Massachusetts | 1989-Sep-06

Initial Notification: On September 5, 1989, the fishing vessel ITALIA accidentally caught four drums in a net while bottom trawling. The captain of the ITALIA was hospitalized after breathing fumes from the substances leaking from the drums, which were leaking on the ITALIA's deck. The vessel was ordered not to dock at Gloucester Harbor until the drums could be safely removed. USCG district 1.

Incident Details
Products of concern:Acid
Latitude (approximate): 42° 36.46′ North
Longitude (approximate): 70° 39.75′ West