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12 hurt in hazmat spill on 8,212-TEU 'K' Line ship in Long Beach
TWELVE dockers including a fireman, were injured after a flammable liquid leaked from a shipping container aboard "K" Line's 8,212-TEU Harbour Bridge in from Busan at the Port of Long Beach, harbour officials said.
The spill of the unidentified chemical from the 6,000-gallon container was reported shortly before 9:30am, said Long Beach fire officials.
The vessel was deployed on THE Alliance Pacific Southwest Loop 6 (PS6) transpacific service, according BlueWater Reporting.
Twelve longshoremen and a fireman sustained unspecified injuries in the hazardous materials incident. Two, including a fireman, were taken to a hospital, reported ABC News.
Firemen, assisted by lifeguard rescue boats, created a 1,000-foot containment boom perimeter around the Panamanian-flagged ship to protect the environment, officials said.
Kiev's Maritime and Crimean Shipping News reported that the spill was flammable propyl acetate. The leaking container was offloaded.
The spill of the unidentified chemical from the 6,000-gallon container was reported shortly before 9:30am, said Long Beach fire officials.
The vessel was deployed on THE Alliance Pacific Southwest Loop 6 (PS6) transpacific service, according BlueWater Reporting.
Twelve longshoremen and a fireman sustained unspecified injuries in the hazardous materials incident. Two, including a fireman, were taken to a hospital, reported ABC News.
Firemen, assisted by lifeguard rescue boats, created a 1,000-foot containment boom perimeter around the Panamanian-flagged ship to protect the environment, officials said.
Kiev's Maritime and Crimean Shipping News reported that the spill was flammable propyl acetate. The leaking container was offloaded.
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