Spills & pollution incidents in 1998

Oil and chemical spills, groundings and vessel casualties with a pollution threat: NOAA IncidentNews responses since 1957, and spill-response areas broadcast as navigational warnings.

issued in 1998
109
still in force
0
vs 1997
+43%
first · last
01-02 · 12-28

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Where · top seas

Gulf of Mexico4945%
North Atlantic Ocean3431%
North Pacific Ocean98%
Caribbean Sea76%
Gulf of Alaska66%
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia22%
Tyrrhenian Sea11%
South Pacific Ocean11%

All spills & pollution incidents issued in 1998 · 109

  1. NOAAORR-73161998-07-17 → 1998-07-31
    Rodanthe, north carolina
    Compressed Gas Cylinders; Rodanthe, North Carolina
  2. NOAAORR-73151998-07-13 → 1998-07-27
    Lake union, wa
    Lake Union Diesel Spill; Lake Union, Wa
  3. NOAAORR-73141998-07-11 → 1998-07-25
    Tomkins cove, new york
    Train Derailment - Sodium Hydroxide; Tomkins Cove, New York
  4. NOAAORR-73131998-07-06 → 1998-07-20
    Wanchese, north carolina
    F/V Turner Ross; Wanchese, North Carolina
  5. NOAAORR-73121998-07-01 → 1998-07-15
    At 1100 on 1 july 98, an ammonia release occurred at the icicle seafood plant on the spit in homer, ak
    Icicle Seafoods; Homer, Alaska · Homer, Alaska
  6. NOAAORR-73111998-06-27 → 1998-07-11
    Barge CTCO-211; darrow, louisiana
  7. NOAAORR-73101998-06-23 → 1998-07-07
    Oregon inlet, north carolina
    F/V Shearwater; Oregon Inlet, North Carolina
  8. NOAAORR-73081998-06-22 → 1998-07-06
    York spit channel, virginia
    F/V Juan Gabriel; York Spit Channel, Virginia
  9. NOAAORR-73091998-06-22 → 1998-07-06
    York spit channel, chesapeake bay
    FV Juan Gabriel; York Spit Channel, Chesapeake Bay
  10. NOAAORR-73061998-06-21 → 1998-07-05
    Guayanilla harbor, puerto rico
    M/t Kapitan Egorov; Guayanilla Harbor, Puerto Rico
  11. NOAAORR-73071998-06-21 → 1998-07-05
    Guayanilla harbor, puerto rico
    Mt Kapitan Egora; Guayanilla Harbor, Puerto Rico
  12. NOAAORR-73051998-06-19 → 1998-07-03
    Se of oregon inlet
    Grounded Vessel; Se of Oregon Inlet
  13. NOAAORR-73041998-06-15 → 1998-06-29
    At 1700 cdt, 15 june 98, the D8 ssc received notification from mso morgan city of a reported slick off the…
    Morgan City Mystery Slick; Morgan City · Morgan City
  14. NOAAORR-73031998-06-14 → 1998-06-28
    I-95 gasoline spill; housatonic river, connecticut
  15. NOAAORR-73021998-06-13 → 1998-06-27
    At a facility just off the houston ship channel - houston, texas, a tank containing as much as 57,000…
    Methyl Acrylate Tank; Houston, Tx · Houston, Tx
  16. NOAAORR-73001998-05-31 → 1998-06-14
    Freshwater city, louisiana
    Zinc Bromide Spill; Freshwater City, Louisiana
  17. NOAAORR-72991998-05-30 → 1998-06-13
    Gas platform; 20 miles due south of galveston, texas
    Nat
  18. NOAAORR-72981998-05-29 → 1998-06-12
    Barge domar #6502; aguirre, puerto rico
  19. NOAAORR-72971998-05-28 → 1998-06-11
    Eagle island, north carolina
    T/b Atlantic; Eagle Island, North Carolina
  20. NOAAORR-72961998-05-28 → 1998-06-11
    Barge ocean 211; pascagoula, ms
  21. NOAAORR-72951998-05-20 → 1998-06-03
    Point au far island, la
    Point Au Far Island; Point Au Far Island, la
  22. NOAAORR-72941998-05-20 → 1998-06-03
    Pelto number 1; offshore of whiskey pass, louisiana
  23. NOAAORR-72931998-05-02 → 1998-05-16
    At 2330 on saturday, may 2, 1998 the D8 ssc was contacted by msu galveston concerning the report of a slick…
    Texas Coast Mystery Slick; Texas Coast · Texas Coast
  24. NOAAORR-72921998-04-27 → 1998-05-11
    Gulf of mexico
    Barge Chesapeake; Gulf of Mexico
  25. NOAAORR-72911998-04-20 → 1998-05-04
    Pamlico sound, north carolina
    F/V Granny B; Pamlico Sound, North Carolina
  26. NOAAORR-72901998-04-19 → 1998-05-03
    East hampton, new york
    Mystery Tarballs; East Hampton, New York
  27. NOAAORR-72881998-04-06 → 1998-04-20
    Gulf of mexico
    Zinc Bromide; Gulf of Mexico
  28. NOAAORR-72871998-04-01 → 1998-04-15
    Texas mystery slick; 65 miles off the texas coast
  29. NOAAORR-72851998-03-26 → 1998-04-09
    Long beach, california
    Mystery Marsh Spill; Long Beach, California
  30. NOAAORR-72841998-03-18 → 1998-04-01
    Fort lauderdale, florida
    M/V Hind; Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  31. NOAAORR-72831998-03-18 → 1998-04-01
    Port everglades inlet
    Freighter Grounded; Port Everglades Inlet
  32. NOAAORR-72821998-03-16 → 1998-03-30
    Joseph bay, fl
    Yazoo River Barge; St
  33. NOAAORR-72811998-03-14 → 1998-03-28
    M/V kure (grounding); 100 yards off the south jetty, entrance channel, humboldt bay, ca
  34. NOAAORR-72801998-03-11 → 1998-03-25
    Barge TMI-80; port canaveral, fl
  35. NOAAORR-72791998-03-10 → 1998-03-24
    Manchester dock in the houston ship channel
    MV Katania; Manchester Dock In the Houston Ship Channel
  36. NOAAORR-72781998-03-10 → 1998-03-24
    Houston ship channel near baytown, texas
    Barge-ship Coll.; Houston Ship Channel Near Baytown, Texas
  37. NOAAORR-72771998-03-09 → 1998-03-23
    The break-bulk carrier, M/V katania, located at the manchester dock in the houston ship channel, reported a…
    M/V Katania; Houston, Texas · Houston, Texas
  38. NOAAORR-72761998-03-09 → 1998-03-23
    Wilmington, north carolina
    Crane Barge; Wilmington, North Carolina
  39. NOAAORR-72751998-03-06 → 1998-03-20
    In the early morning of march 6, 1998, uscg act baltimore was notified that the tug barbary coast lost her…
    T/b Genie Marie; Salsbury, Maryland · Salsbury, Maryland
  40. NOAAORR-72741998-02-26 → 1998-03-12
    At 1930, february 26, 1998, mso morgan city was told that the tug, florida seahorse, carrying 1000 gallons…
    Tug Florida Seahorse; Houma, Louisiana · Houma, Louisiana
  41. NOAAORR-72721998-02-23 → 1998-03-09
    At approximately 0600 est on 20 february 1998, a holding tank on the holtrachem manufacturing facility in…
    Holtrachem Manufacturing; Orrington, Maine · Orrington, Maine
  42. NOAAORR-72731998-02-23 → 1998-03-09
    Catano, puerto rico
    Pr Diesel Spill; Catano, Puerto Rico
  43. NOAAORR-72711998-02-23 → 1998-03-09
    Catano, puerto rico
    Caribbean Gulf Facility Catano; Catano, Puerto Rico
  44. NOAAORR-72701998-02-18 → 1998-03-04
    The uscg mso long island sound responded to a ruptured oil tank that spilled approximately 2,000 gallons of…
    Oil Tank Spill; Cromwell, Connecticut · Cromwell, Connecticut
  45. NOAAORR-72691998-02-17 → 1998-03-03
    Barge DB26; pascagoula channel
  46. NOAAORR-72681998-02-15 → 1998-03-01
    Southwest pass, louisiana
    M/V Manzur; Southwest Pass, Louisiana
  47. NOAAORR-72671998-02-04 → 1998-02-18
    Igc t/b 503; portland maine
  48. NOAAORR-72661998-02-03 → 1998-02-17
    Ft lauderdale beach, fl
    M/V Pacific Mako; Ft Lauderdale Beach, Fl
  49. NOAAORR-72651998-01-30 → 1998-02-13
    The bulk carrier M/V ince express is reported to be taking on water as a result of cracks or hull fractures…
    Ince Express; Wake Island · Wake Island
  50. NOAAORR-72641998-01-29 → 1998-02-12
    Mso savannah contacted the noaa ssc at about 1800, january 29, 1998, to discuss a situation to which they…
    Savannah River Spill; Savannah, Georgia · Savannah, Georgia

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