Spills · oil

Gilber enterprises kerosene; susquehanna river, havre de grace, md

NOAAORR-9000

issued
1984-12-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1984-12-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
1984-12-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
39.556, -76.094
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Gilber enterprises Kerosene; Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, MD.
Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, MD.
1. On 12/3 a truck driver overfilled a kerosene storage tank and about 1500 gal spilled into a diked area surrounding the tank. The facility is Gilbert Enterprises located south of Susquehanna River in Havre De Grace, MD. Dike is Sandy and some kerosene has leaked inot River. On 12/5 an estimated 100 gal remained in diked area. After 800-900 gal had been recovered from inside booms in river and 13x55 gal drums of oil water mixture.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 39.556N 076.094W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9000: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9000

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  1. Patapsco river, boston harbor, md1984-11-26 → 1984-12-10
  2. Gilber enterprises kerosene; susquehanna river, havre de grace, md this message1984-12-06 → 1984-12-20

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