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On friday, 7 april 2000, at approximately 6pm, a rupture was confirmed in a 12-inch diameter, 51.5 mile oil…

Swanson Creek; Benedict,md · Benedict,md · NOAAORR-7484

issued
2000-04-07 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2000-04-21 00:00Z
self-cancels
2000-04-21 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
38.545, -76.701
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Swanson Creek; Benedict,MD.
Benedict,MD.
1. On Friday, 7 April 2000, at approximately 6pm, a rupture was confirmed in a 12-inch diameter, 51.5 mile oil pipeline that feeds the Chalk Point Generating Station of the Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) in southeastern Price George's County, Maryland. An estimated 126,000 to 139,000 gallons of oil were actually released into Swanson Creek Marsh on the Chalk Point property. The leak occurred in a section of the pipeline that supplies No. 6 fuel oil to the Chalk Point facility. The pipeline was being cleaned with an internal cleaning tool and No. 2 fuel oil when the release occurred. USCG district 5. Keyword: pipe line, marsh, trenching, replanting, wildlife rehabilitation.
2. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL AND #2 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 139000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 38.545N 076.701W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7484: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7484

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