Petro Express; Wagners Point, Baltimore, Maryland

Wagners Point, Baltimore, Maryland | 1994-Feb-08

Initial Notification: MSO Baltimore received a report of oil in a drainage ditch between BP Oil and FMC Corporation with drainage from a third facility-Petro Express. All facilities denied release of the spilled product; however, BP Oil initiated a "good faith" response and had contractors remove the oiled material from the three inches of ice and snow in the ditch.The oil was in the drainage ditch between two facilites with access to a third facility. The drainage ditch lead into Curtis Bay. At the time of the release, oil and ice in the ditch appeared to be stable. NOAA was notified of this incident on February 8, 1994, by MSO Baltimore. The SSC helped develop a sampling strategy to discover the source of the spilled product. Samples of the spilled product were sent to COIL. Results of their testing showed a possible match with oil from the Petro Express property. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent,pads.