Spills · event
Wagners point, baltimore, maryland
Petro Express; Wagners Point, Baltimore, Maryland · 2 messages · 1994-02-04 to 1994-02-22
- status
- closed 1994-02-22 00:00Z
- opened
- 1994-02-04 00:00Z
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 38.217, -76.567
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-6984
Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-69841994-02-04 00:00Z → cancelled 1994-02-18 00:00ZBeacon marina minor mystery spill; beacon marina, solomons island, maryland
Beacon Marina Minor Mystery Spill; Beacon Marina, Solomons Island, Maryland. Beacon Marina, Solomons Island, Maryland. 1. On February 4, 1994. 50 to 75 gallons of #2 fuel oil from an unknown source was reported in the area of Beacon Marina, Back Creek, tributary to the Pautuxent River, Solomons Island, Maryland. Neither an obvious source nor responsible party was, found, consequently USCG MSO Baltimore initiated cleanup activities. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent pompoms, tourism. 2. COMMODITY: #2 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 75 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 38.317N 076.467W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6984: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6984
- 2NOAAORR-69871994-02-08 00:00Z → cancelled 1994-02-22 00:00ZWagners point, baltimore, maryland
Petro Express; Wagners Point, Baltimore, Maryland. Wagners Point, Baltimore, Maryland. 1. MSO Baltimore received a report of oil in a drainage ditch between BP Oil and FMC Corporation with drainage from a third facility-Petro Express. All facilities denied release of the spilled product; however, BP Oil initiated a "good faith" response and had contractors remove the oiled material from the three inches of ice and snow in the ditch.The oil was in the drainage ditch between two facilites with access to a third facility. The drainage ditch lead into Curtis Bay. At the time of the release, oil and ice in the ditch appeared to be stable. NOAA was notified of this incident on February 8, 1994, by MSO Baltimore. The SSC helped develop a sampling strategy to discover the source of the spilled product. Samples of the spilled product were sent to COIL. Results of their testing showed a possible match with oil from the Petro Express property. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, [...] 2. COMMODITY: BLACK OIL. 3. POSITION 38.217N 076.567W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6987: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6987
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