Dutch Harbor, Alaska—The release of some 5,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia earlier this month on the factory fish processing vessel M/V Excellence injured three workers and resulted in the towing of the vessel six miles out to sea for safety purposes. “Of the three workers injured aboard the vessel, one was slightly exposed and examined at the Dutch Harbor medical facility and released. Two were flown to Anchorage, where one was released that night and the other held overnight for observation,” Steven Russell, on-scene coordinator for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, advised Green Markets. Russell reported that the vessel was being monitored at least twice a day after it was evacuated and moved out of town. There was approximately 22,000 pounds of ammonia onboard.
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