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2,000-Gallon Diesel Spill Contained in Baltimore Harbor East

Forecasted weekend showers threaten to wash the red-dyed fuel beyond the South Central Avenue Bridge marina.

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The Maryland Department of the Environment said on Facebook its Emergency response team was responding to an approx. 100-gallon oil spill of unknown origin in Fells Point, Baltimore. The red color is coming from dye in the oil, the Department added. The Coast Guard and a private contractor are also assisting with the cleanup, per the Dept.
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The red color is coming from dye in the fuel, the Maryland Department of the Environment said. The Coast Guard and a private contractor are assisting with the cleanup.

Overview

  • Diesel tanks at Johns Hopkins Hospital in East Baltimore overflowed during a routine delivery, initially reported as 100 gallons before officials updated the estimate to 2,000 gallons.
  • The red-dyed diesel has been confined to a roughly 100 by 250-yard zone near the South Central Avenue Bridge marina.
  • Cleanup efforts are led by the U.S. Coast Guard with support from nearly a dozen state and city agencies using booms, skimmers and pumps.
  • Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott have assured residents that the city’s drinking water remains unaffected.
  • Responders caution that forecasted showers could breach booms and carry contamination into the wider Patapsco River system.