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Police release some of 9 arrested in Bridgeport

As the NATO summit approached, Chicago police Friday continued to hold several people suspected of making Molotov cocktails but would say nothing about the arrests, adding to a growing mystery over the nature of the investigation. Police earlier Friday...



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Bridgeport arrests: Molotov cocktails or brewing equipment?

As the NATO summit nears, Chicago police detained at least nine people in an investigation into the alleged making of Molotov cocktails, but four were released today without charges, according to police records, lawyers and sources. The arrests were part...



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2 overnight fires being investigated

Chicago police and firefighters returned to a vacant Burnside neighborhood home this morning where an illegal gas hookup is believed to have caused an explosion, police officials said. The blaze was one of two overnight being investigated by the...



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Platform Spill, West Cameron Block 9, LA

On 15May12, USCG MSU Port Arthur contact NOAA SSC about a release from a platform. Initial report was from a good Samaritan helicopter who saw a sheen and followed it back to a platform. Initial call came in at 13:22 CST. USCG is looking for a trajectory from NOAA.



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F/V Lucky Diamond, Nearshore LA

At 1225 CST on 11May12, USCG MSU Morgan City contacted NOAA SSC about a fishing vessel that was burning (now extinguished) and adrift near the coast of central Louisiana. There is a potential release of diesel fuel and USCG is seeking a trajectory for a WCD discharge.



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MSC Idil, 59 nm north of Puerto Rico

NOAA's Emergency Response Division office in Seattle was contacted by USCG Sector San Juan at approximately 1705 PT requesting trajectory analysis for a potential release of fuel oil from a drifting vessel. The MSC Idil, a container ship, experienced an explosion on board and is now adrift at 19deg 27.1min North / 66deg 06.4min West. The vessel is reported to have 244 metric tons of IFO 380 and 207 metric tons of diesel fuel on board. Vessel is approximately 59 nm north of San Juan Puerto Rico.



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