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On october 10 uscg act baltimore received notification form the nps that they had recovered two 55-gallon…

Mystery Drums, Potomac River; Washington, D.C · Washington, D.C · NOAAORR-7154

issued
1996-10-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1996-10-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
1996-10-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
38.867, -77.050
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Drums, Potomac River; Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
1. On October 10 USCG ACT Baltimore received notification form the NPS that they had recovered two 55-gallon drums in the Potomac River near James Creek Marina. ACT Baltimore notified Maryland State agencies. The Maryland Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) conducted tests on the drums and found a high pH in one of them. The State of Maryland requested Federal funds to remove the drums. USCG district 5. Keyword: potential.
2. COMMODITY: UNKNOWN CHEMICAL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 110 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 38.867N 077.050W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7154: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7154

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  1. On october 10 uscg act baltimore received notification form the nps that they had recovered two 55-gallon… this message1996-10-10 → 1996-10-24
  2. Act baltimore received notification that approximately 2,500 gallons of waste oil had been discharged into…1996-11-18 → 1996-12-02

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