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Reagan airport JP-4 spill; washington, dc

NOAAORR-9194

issued: 2015-10-30 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2015-11-13 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2015-11-13 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 38.840, -77.043
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Reagan Airport JP-4 Spill; Washington, DC.
Washington, DC.
1. On October 30, 2015, the USCG Sector Baltimore notified the NOAA SSC about a JP-4 fuel oil spill that occurred at Ronald Reagan Airport. USCG reports that approximately 8,000 gallons of JP-4 was discharged from a ruptured pipeline and an estimated 3,000 gallons have entered the Potomac River.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: JP-4 JET FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 9000 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 38.840N 077.043W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9194: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9194

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