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This underground oil spill case continues from the discovery in april, 1985, of diesel oil seepage from a…
Royal Oil Company; Baltimore, Maryland · Baltimore, Maryland · NOAAORR-6501
- issued
- 1987-10-01 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1987-10-15 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1987-10-15 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 39.289, -76.623
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Royal Oil Company; Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore, Maryland. 1. This underground oil spill case continues from the discovery in April, 1985, of diesel oil seepage from a stream embankment at the base of Gable Avenue in Baltimore. Because this release occurs in an industrialized section of Baltimore, identifying the source has been an ongoing issue. The oil has leaked into Gwynn's Falls, a tributary of the Patapsco River. USCG district 5. 2. COMMODITY: DIESEL. 3. POSITION 39.289N 076.623W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6501: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6501
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1987-10-01 · closed 1987-10-15
- Noaa/oma's involvement with this underground oil spill case continues from the discovery of the spill in 19851987-10-01 → 1987-10-15
- This underground oil spill case continues from the discovery in april, 1985, of diesel oil seepage from a… this message1987-10-01 → 1987-10-15
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