Spills
Beacon marina minor mystery spill; beacon marina, solomons island, maryland
NOAAORR-6984
- issued
- 1994-02-04 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1994-02-18 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1994-02-18 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 38.317, -76.467
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
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
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1994-02-04 · closed 1994-02-22
- Beacon marina minor mystery spill; beacon marina, solomons island, maryland this message1994-02-04 → 1994-02-18
- Wagners point, baltimore, maryland1994-02-08 → 1994-02-22
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