In an all-hands-on-deck effort, multiple organizations are working to protect the local wildlife after a diesel spill in Baltimore Harbor.

The cause of a fuel spill in Harbor East earlier this month is still under investigation. The Maryland Department of the ...

Documents obtained by 11 News Investigates confirm Johns Hopkins Hospital does have overfill protections in place in the form ...

On June 4, approximately 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel from the Hopkins Hospital spilled into Inner Harbor, Baltimore. Beginning on East Fayette Street, the spill originated from the hospital’s ...

What's happening? According to The Washington Post, spokespeople for Johns Hopkins Hospital disclosed an incident in Baltimore Harbor on the morning of June 4. They described it as a "contained," ...

The two Hopkins tanks are double-walled and each capable of holding up to 20,000 gallons of fuel, according to their registration with MDE’s Oil Control Program. In service since 2005, both tanks have ...

By 6:48 p.m., Johns Hopkins Hospital amended its report to indicate a 2,000-gallon uncontained spill. On June 6, that number was increased to approximately 5,000 gallons.

Many of the large pools of diesel fuel, noticeable by their distinct red color from dye, were removed from Baltimore's harbor two days after what was initially thought to be a 2,000-gallon spill.

According to the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office, Johns Hopkins Hospital reported the spill around 11 a.m. Wednesday.

The 5,000-gallon fuel spill occurred when tanks for Johns Hopkins’ emergency generators were overfilled. The diesel fuel went into the stormwater system and drained into the Patapsco River.