Talk:USS Neches (AO-47)/@comment-63.155.10.201-20181217232713

During one West Pac deployment the USS Neches carried Barrels of Agent Orange. Some of these barrels ruptured when they were offloaded (I believe in Cam Rhan Bay). Some sailors were immediately contaminated with the chemical and an assumption would be that a clean up had to occur. In court hearing testimonials it was stated that the hold immediately under the wooden deck where the rupture occurred were also contaminated. Two of the ships personnel were awarded AO compensation for ailments presumed to be a result of AO exposure. This rupture of AO barrels may have occurred after the 1970 open sea collision with the USS Orlick...which left her anchor amid ship the Neches. Deck Logs for the USS Neches have not been obtainable for the past 4 years