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Chlorine leak Kodiak, AK; Kodiak, AK

Kodiak, AK | 1986-Mar-14

Initial Notification: In Kodiak AK a one ton Chlorine tank was dropped and began to leak. About 1/2 of the cargo was lost before USCG could seal the tank. Tank began to leak again at a low rate while CG waited for equipment to transfer chlorine to smaller tanks.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Chemical
Latitude (approximate): 57° 47.40′ North
Longitude (approximate): 152° 24.46′ West