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Baltimore minor mystery spill; seagirt marine terminal, baltimore, maryland

NOAAORR-6989

issued
1994-02-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1994-02-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
1994-02-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.083, -76.613
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Baltimore Minor Mystery Spill; Seagirt Marine Terminal, Baltimore, Maryland.
Seagirt Marine Terminal, Baltimore, Maryland.
1. NOAA was notified of this incident on February 10, 1994, by MSO Baltimore and was asked to participate in the investigation of the potential source of the bilge slops. The SSC did not go onscene but provided requested information (resources at risk, weather updates, and trajectories) by phone and facsimile. Because there was limited information as to when the oil was released or how long it had been in the water, NOAA's estimate for the potential release locations in the Baltimore Harbor could not narrow down specific potential release locations. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom.
2. COMMODITY: BILGE SLOPS.
3. POSITION 39.083N 076.613W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6989: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6989

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