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Kent island, maryland

Batts Neck Road; Kent Island, Maryland · NOAAORR-7004

issued: 1994-04-14 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1994-04-28 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1994-04-28 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 38.983, -76.333
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Batts Neck Road; Kent Island, Maryland.
Kent Island, Maryland.
1. On April 14, 1994, MSO Baltimore received notification from the State of Maryland that 275 gallons of #2 heating oil had drained from a residence on Kent Island into a drainage ditch that leads to Chesapeake Bay. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent, pads.
2. COMMODITY: #2 HEATING OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 275 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 38.983N 076.333W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7004: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7004

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Kent island, maryland this message1994-04-14 → 1994-04-28
Perry hall, maryland1994-04-19 → 1994-05-03
Recreational vessel fire and sinking; chesapeake island, maryland1994-05-31 → 1994-06-14

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