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Chemical leak aboard container ship safe

The chemical leak on board the "California Senator" in Port Botany has been made safe in the afternoon of May 14, 2012. The ship had docked in the morning coming from Fremantle with a 1000-litre storage drum leaking nitric acid in the hold. The ship's captain had called ahead on May 13 to warn authorities. Firefighters scrambled aboard about 1 a.m. to decant the contents of the drum and contain the leak. One ruptured container inside was located. Contents have all been emptied, all the contaminated products have been removed by a contractor. The area has now been neutralised and made safe. A 250-metre exclusion zone had been set up around the ship during the day as fire crews checked other drums for leaks. Report with photos: http://southern-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/cargo-ship-acid-leak-at-port-botany/

Explosive chemical leak at Port Botany on California Senator

Part of Sydney's Port Botany will be shut down for the rest of the day after a potentially explosive chemical leak on board a container ship. The German-registered 34,600-tonne California Senator docked on Monday morning from Fremantle with a 1000-litre storage drum spewing nitric acid in the hold. The ship's captain called ahead on Sunday to warn authorities. Firefighters scrambled aboard about 1am (AEST) to decant the contents of the drum and contain the leak. But a 250-metre exclusion zone around the ship and a neighbouring vessel will remain in place as they check other drums for leaks. More to read at http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/national/13675723/explosive-chemical-leak-at-port-botany/