PETROLEUM PRODUCTS STORAGE HAI PHONG, NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000300030002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 7, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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PETROLEUM PRODUCTS STORAGE
HAI PRONG, NORTH VIETNAM
2052N 10639E
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS STRIKE DAMAGE TO THE HAI PHONG
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS STORAGE.
2. LOCATION:
THIS INSTALLATION IS LOCATED 2.2 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF HAI PRONG.
3. REMARKS:
THE TOTAL PRE-STRIKE STORAGE CAPACITY OF THE INSTALLATION IS
ASSESSED AT 47,925 METRIC TONS.
4. STRIKE INFORMATION:
STRIKE INFORMATION REPORTS THAT THIS INSTALLATION WAS STRUCK ON
29 JUNE 1966, ON 07 JULY 1966, AND ON 02 AUGUST 1966.
5. BACKGROUND:
THE STRIKES OF 29 JUNE AND 07 JULY DESTROYED EIGHTEEN TANKS,
DAMAGED SIXTEEN TANKS, DESTROYED THE PUMP HOUSE SERVING THE WESTERN
TANK AREA, BUT LEFT APPARENTLY UNDAMAGED ONE HORIZONTAL SERVICE TANK.
6. MISSION READOUTS:
PRE-STRIKE PHOTOGRAPHY
ATTACHMENT TO L-1461
7 AUGUST 1966
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OF THE SIXTEEN PREVIOUSLY DAMAGED TANKS TO BE DESTROYED, RESULTING IN
A TOTAL OF TWENTY-THREE TANKS DESTROYED AND ELEVEN TANKS DAMAGED. ONE
HORIZONTAL SERVICE TANK WAS LEFT APPARENTLY UNDAMAGED.
FOUR BUILDINGS WITHIN THE FACILITY WERE DESTROYED AND ONE WAS
DAMAGED.
NEWLY-IDENTIFIED ON THIS MISSION IS A PROBABLE UNDERGROUND POL
STORAGE AREA ON THE SOUTH BANK OF THE CUA CAM (DISTRIBUTARY) BETWEEN
THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN PIERS. THE AREA CONTAINS AT LEAST FIFTEEN
BURIED PROBABLE TANKS.
POST-STRIKE PHOTOGRAPHY
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should be restricted to the particular briefing oar (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re
orting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chet, Collateral Support
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PETROLEUM PRODUCTS STORAGE
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20-52N 106-39E
TANKS DESTROYED THIRD STRIKE
BUILDINGS DAMAGED/DESTROYED
THIRD STRIKE
ACCUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT
23 DESTROYED TANKS
11 DAMAGED TANKS
1 UNDAMAGED TANK
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