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Pier #2 minor outfall mystery spill; clinton street, baltimore, maryland

NOAAORR-7039

issued
1994-08-17 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1994-08-31 00:00Z
self-cancels
1994-08-31 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.267, -76.567
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pier #2 Minor Outfall Mystery Spill; Clinton Street, Baltimore, Maryland.
Clinton Street, Baltimore, Maryland.
1. On August 17, 1994, MSO Baltimore received a report of a black oil slick near pier #2 at South Clinton Street, Baltimore, Maryland. The USCG contractor boomed the slick before it could move out into the harbor. Later, a contractor successfully moved the oil from the containment area. MSO Baltimore traced the sewer line back to Hale Intermodal Transport Company at South Clinton Street. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent pads.
2. COMMODITY: BLACK OIL.
3. POSITION 39.267N 076.567W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7039: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7039

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  1. Pier #2 minor outfall mystery spill; clinton street, baltimore, maryland this message1994-08-17 → 1994-08-31
  2. Pulaski highway abandoned drums; service road, pulaski highway, baltimore, maryland1994-08-23 → 1994-09-06
  3. Dundalk outfall minor mystery spill; colgate creek, dundalk, maryland1994-09-16 → 1994-09-30

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