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2,000-Gallon Diesel Spill from Johns Hopkins Facility Contained in Baltimore Harbor

Cleanup crews have deployed booms and sorbents to remove the red-tinted diesel dye; investigators are working to trace its origin.

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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.
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.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott held a news conference Thursday morning regarding a diesel spill into the Baltimore harbor on Wednesday. (Todd Karpovich/Staff)

Overview

  • On June 4, an estimated 2,000 gallons of dyed diesel leaked from a Johns Hopkins Hospital facility into Baltimore Harbor near the Harbor Point Connector Bridge.
  • Fire department crews responded within minutes of the 12:58 p.m. report under the bridge after noticing oil seeping into the water.
  • The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the response, supported by the Maryland Department of the Environment, the Baltimore City Fire Department and nearly a dozen state and local agencies.
  • Boons and sorbents have been deployed to contain the red-tinted fuel that turned waters around Fells Point red.
  • Investigators are working to trace the spill’s origin as cleanup efforts continue near the South Central Avenue Bridge and Harbor East Marina.