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Recreational vessel fire and sinking; chesapeake island, maryland

3 messages · 1994-04-14 to 1994-06-14

status
closed 1994-06-14 00:00Z
opened
1994-04-14 00:00Z
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.483, -75.900
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-7004

Timeline · 3 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-70041994-04-14 00:00Z → cancelled 1994-04-28 00:00Z
    Kent island, maryland
    Batts Neck Road; Kent Island, Maryland.
    Kent Island, Maryland.
    1. On April 14, 1994, MSO Baltimore received notification from the State of Maryland that 275 gallons of #2 heating oil had drained from a residence on Kent Island into a drainage ditch that leads to Chesapeake Bay. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent, pads.
    2. COMMODITY: #2 HEATING OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 275 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 38.983N 076.333W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7004: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7004
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-70091994-04-19 00:00Z → cancelled 1994-05-03 00:00Z
    Perry hall, maryland
    White Marsh Run; Perry Hall, Maryland.
    Perry Hall, Maryland.
    1. An estimated 3,000 gallons of #2 heating oil was released from a 6,000 gallon fuel oil tank into the basement of the "Country Plant Store.". An estimated 2,000 gallons of this drained into an unnamed creek that runs into White Marsh Run. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom.
    2. COMMODITY: #2 HEATING OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3000 GALLONS.
    3. POSITION 39.402N 076.439W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7009: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7009
  3. 3
    NOAAORR-70171994-05-31 00:00Z → cancelled 1994-06-14 00:00Z
    Recreational vessel fire and sinking; chesapeake island, maryland
    Recreational vessel fire and sinking; Chesapeake Island, Maryland.
    Chesapeake Island, Maryland.
    1. On the night of May 31, 1994, a recreational power boat burned and sank at the mouth of the Bohemia River at Chesapeake Island, Maryland. The weather was clear, winds southwest 15 knots, seas calm, and temperature 82? F. On June 1 the vessel re-ignited and the local fire department again extinguished the fire using foam materials. USCG district 5. Keyword: none.
    2. COMMODITY: DIESEL.
    3. POSITION 39.483N 075.900W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7017: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7017

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