M/V Emelia; Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina | 1994-Nov-19

Initial Notification: On the night of November 19, 1994, during extreme weather off Charleston, South Carolina, the M/V Emelia S lost two containers of the fungicide maneb. Another maneb container was damaged and nearly lost. The maneb was loaded in fiber-reinforced bags on shipping pallets and some of the chemical in this container spilled. The shipping container was lying on its roof, penetrated by a stanchion, and overhung the side of the vessel by two meters. Options available were to jettison the damaged container offshore or to bring it, as is, into the Port of Charleston for offloading. USCG district 7. Keyword: none.