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Wagners point, baltimore, maryland

Petro Express; Wagners Point, Baltimore, Maryland · NOAAORR-6987

issued
1994-02-08 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1994-02-22 00:00Z
self-cancels
1994-02-22 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
38.217, -76.567
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

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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