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Johns Hopkins Diesel Tanks Overflow Sends 2,000 Gallons into Baltimore Harbor

Cleanup efforts under U.S. Coast Guard oversight have contained the red-dyed diesel within a 100-by-250-yard marina area, funded by Johns Hopkins

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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

  • The spill began when two backup generator tanks at Johns Hopkins Hospital’s East Baltimore facility overfilled, with the volume revised from an initial 200 gallons to about 2,000 gallons by evening.
  • Responders deployed booms, skimmers, absorbent materials and a 4,000-gallon pump truck to recover fuel from the Harbor East marina.
  • Red dye in the diesel has turned the water visibly red, and testing by state and city officials confirms that local drinking water remains safe.
  • More than ten city, state and federal agencies—including the Maryland Department of the Environment and Tri-State Bird Rescue—worked through the night under Coast Guard coordination.
  • Forecasters warn that showers and possible thunderstorms this weekend could wash residual fuel past containment barriers and jeopardize the June 21 Harbor Splash swim.