Spills

Dundalk outfall minor mystery spill; colgate creek, dundalk, maryland

NOAAORR-7044

issued
1994-09-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1994-09-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
1994-09-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.267, -76.533
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Dundalk Outfall Minor Mystery Spill; Colgate Creek, Dundalk, Maryland.
Colgate Creek, Dundalk, Maryland.
1. On September 16, 1994, an oil slick from an unnamed outfall tributary leading to Colgate Creek, Dundalk, Maryland was reported to MSO Baltimore. The weather at the time of the report was 75?F, clear skies, and light winds. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent pads.
2. COMMODITY: WASTE OIL.
3. POSITION 39.267N 076.533W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7044: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7044

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  1. Pier #2 minor outfall mystery spill; clinton street, baltimore, maryland1994-08-17 → 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, maryland this message1994-09-16 → 1994-09-30

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