RSOE EDIS: USA - Vehicle Incident - 2010.01.10

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2010-01-10 18:57:38 - Vehicle Incident - USA EDIS CODE: VIV-20100110-24507-USA Date & Time: 2010-01-10 18:57:38 [UTC] Area: USA, State of New York, Gravesend Bay, New York City Event exciting : \"Sichem Defiance\" Tanker Ship Not confirmed information! Description: A tank burst on a ship carrying thousands of gallons of ethanol in Brooklyn's Gravesend Bay Sunday morning, officials said. The Coast Guard evacuated the bay after an overpressurized tank ruptured and part of the deck collapsed on the Sichem Defiance, a 443-foot tanker. None of the 18 people on board were injured, and no ethanol spilled into the water. The tanker, owned by Indian company Eitsen Chemical, was offloading 55,000 gallons of ethanol when the tank burst around 9 a.m. The Coast Guard also cleared out a 1,000-yard area around the ship as a "precautionary measure," Lt. Eric Hanson, Coast Guard Sector New York's command duty officer, said. A crowd of onlookers gawked at the ship listing offshore. "I'm just stunned," said Robert Ramos, 41, of Coney Island. "It just kept listing over and over. We thought it was going down." Posted:2010-01-10 18:57:38 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu