A leaking drum on board a container ship sparked a chemical alert.
Specialist fire teams moved in after noxiousfumes were reported aboard the vessel berthed alongside at Harwich International Port.
The leaking drum containing methane sulphuric acid was discovered aboard a trailer lorry and isolated.
Other containers aboard the Stella Partner had to be moved by dock workers. No-one was injured in the early morning accident on Saturday.
Published Saturday January 10, 2004
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