Spills · oil
On november 15, 1994, a dead river fuel company delivery truck loaded with approximately 2,400 gallons of #2…
Scarborough Marsh; Scarborough, Maine · Scarborough, Maine · NOAAORR-7061
- issued
- 1994-11-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1994-11-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1994-11-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 43.633, -70.500
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Scarborough Marsh; Scarborough, Maine. Scarborough, Maine. 1. On November 15, 1994, a Dead River Fuel Company delivery truck loaded with approximately 2,400 gallons of #2 heating fuel overturned into a marsh. Dead River Fuel Co. took responsibility and hired a local cleanup contractor. The contractor deployed protection and containment boom and began skimming product. A technique of digging small holes in the peat was used to collect sufficient quantities of oil to remove. In-situ burning was suggested and denied by the FOSC. USCG district 1. Keyword: in-situ burn. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #2 HEATING FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2400 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 43.633N 070.500W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7061: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7061
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