No containers of sodium cyanide on North Sea crash vessel, owner says - Shipping company Ernst Russ said Solong has empty containers previously used to transport the ‘hazardous chemical’.

Sodium cyanide is a compound with the chemical formula NaCN - widely described as a highly toxic chemical. A solid substance, sodium cyanide generally appears as a fine white powder or as small ...

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"So 15 container loads of [sodium cyanide] potentially emptying into the sea during a substantial fire is very bad news." It produces Hydrogen Cyanide gas and Ammonia, according to Dr Boxall ...

At first, concerns were raised over the potential spillage of hazardous chemicals into the North Sea, with the cargo vessel thought to be carrying 15 containers of sodium cyanide, a chemical that ...

Sodium cyanide, which is used primarily for metal cleaning and photography, can be "highly toxic". If it gets wet, it releases a "toxic, flammable hydrogen cyanide gas", said ITV News.

A cargo ship carrying highly toxic chemicals collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea on Monday. The crash saw plumes of thick, black smoke engulf Grimsby in the north-east of England at ...

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There are no containers of sodium cyanide onboard a ship involved in a crash in the North Sea, its owner said. Shipping company Ernst Russ said Solong has empty containers previously used to ...