CONTAINER SHIP; Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA | 1990-Feb-23

Initial Notification: Last evening, 22 Feb., one of the containers in a container ship moored at the Evergreen Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles was determined to be leaking 3,3,3-trifluoropropene. The leaking container is in the bottom of the ship's hold with no other containers on top of it. The chemical is reported to be stored in 13-15 forty foot long cylinders in the container. Measurements of the chemical concentration, taken from a small hatch at the top of the hold, are in the 1-2 ppm range. Trifluoropropene is a highly flammable gas. Towing the vessel out of the port or inerting the hold with CO2, a heavy gas, are options being considered at this time. SSC On-Scene: Gary Petrae USCG district 11.