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Baltimore Harbor Cleanup Continues After 2,000-Gallon Diesel Spill

Forecasted rain threatens containment after skimmers recovered more than 18,000 gallons of oily water under U.S. Coast Guard oversight.

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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

  • Johns Hopkins Hospital has accepted responsibility for the June 4 overflow at its East Baltimore facility and will finance all cleanup and remediation efforts.
  • The U.S. Coast Guard is leading a multiagency response, with city and state crews containing the spill within a 100-by-250-yard area at the South Central Avenue Bridge marina.
  • Skimmers, booms and vacuum trucks have removed more than 18,000 gallons of oily water mixture and recovered 400 gallons of diesel fuel since Thursday.
  • Responders and wildlife experts have rescued and treated dozens of geese and turtles affected by the red-dye diesel.
  • The Coast Guard has opened an investigation into the overfill that caused the leak during a routine diesel delivery.