Spills · oil

Baltimore harbor, md

Seawitch; Baltimore Harbor, Md · NOAAORR-1091

issued
2003-08-21 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2003-09-04 00:00Z
self-cancels
2003-09-04 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.250, -76.756
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Seawitch; Baltimore Harbor, MD.
Baltimore Harbor, MD.
1. A sunken vessel began leaking with a potential of 20,000 gallons of diesel/bunkering oil onboard. The sunken vessel is former destroyer escort which was partially disassembled and used to hold fuel offloaded from aircraft carrier coral sea in late 1990's during coral sea's disassembly. The company disassembling both vessels went bankrupt. Sunken vessels has been abandoned since 1997. No responsible party.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL, ASBESTOS, DEBRIS. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 20000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.250N 076.756W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1091: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1091

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