Acid Fumes During Vessel Cleaning; Mississippi River near St. Rose, LA
Mississippi River near St. Rose, LA | 2007-Aug-23
Initial Notification: USCG Sector New Orleans requested technical support for a reported irritating vapor cloud near a vessel cleaning operation using hydrochloric acid to clean out cement residue.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Chemical |
| Products of concern: | Hydrochloric acid (HCL) fumes, reaction products of HCL and water, cement, or other. |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 56.50′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 90° 18.50′ West |