Ex-naval commander convicted over submarine implosion that killed 44 Argentine crew members

An Argentine court convicted a senior former naval officer on Wednesday over the 2017 implosion of a submarine in the South Atlantic in which all 44 crew members died. The wreck of the ARA San Juan was the Argentine navy’s deadliest disaster in peacetime. Claudio Villamide, commander of the submarine force at the time of … Read more

Despite deadly Washington implosion, chemical industry poised to see less government oversight

The RMP has also been understaffed, two experts said. Rick Engler, who was on the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board until he retired in 2020, said there are too few EPA staffers working on the program to effectively oversee the roughly 11,500 facilities it covers. “There’s an entirely inadequate regulatory framework and an … Read more

6 of 9 bodies recovered after chemical tank implosion at Washington state paper mill

The bodies of six of the nine missing workers have been recovered from the aftermath of a chemical tank implosion at a pulp and paper mill in southern Washington state, authorities said Thursday. The tank ruptured at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. facility in Longview, a city located along the southern Washington border with Oregon, on … Read more

New Video Shows Devastation After Chemical Plant Implosion

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Iran and U.S. trade strikes and 11 presumed dead in chemical implosion: Morning Rundown

A new military clash between the U.S. and Iran. Eleven people are presumed dead after a paper mill implosion in Washington state. Plus, a look at a new sporting competition where doping is encouraged. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Here’s what to know today. Iran … Read more

Two confirmed dead amid search for missing in Longview implosion

Officials raised the death toll to two in the deadly implosion of a massive tank holding noxious chemicals at a paper and pulp manufacturing plant in Longview, Washington. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The second death was of a person who had been transported from … Read more

9 missing after Washington paper mill tank implosion and officials say there’s no hope of survivors

LONGVIEW, Wash. — Crews were set to resume searching Wednesday for nine workers at a Washington paper mill where a tank imploded, releasing a highly destructive chemical mixture called “white liquor” and causing at least one confirmed death. Authorities said there was no hope of finding more survivors of Tuesday’s tank implosion at Nippon Dynawave … Read more