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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By NAVAREA series

  • NOAA IncidentNews108
  • HYDROLANT1

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-72631998-01-25 → 1998-02-08
    On january 23, 1998, the port propeller shaft assembly popped out of the F/V adriatic sea
    F/V Adriatic Sea; American Samoa · American Samoa
  2. NOAAORR-72621998-01-23 → 1998-02-06
    The M/V red seagull was maneuvering near the amoco pipeline spill in the lightering zone off galveston texas…
    M/V Red Seagull; Offshore Texas · Offshore Texas
  3. NOAAORR-72611998-01-22 → 1998-02-05
    At 1914CST, 22JAN98, amoco pipeline recorded a pressure drop indicative of a pipeline rupture
    Pipeline Rupture; Texas · Texas
  4. NOAAORR-72601998-01-22 → 1998-02-05
    At 1914, january 22, 1998, an amoco pipeline recorded a pressure drop indicative of a pipeline rupture
    High Island Pipeline System (amoco); Offshore Texas · Offshore Texas
  5. NOAAORR-72591998-01-21 → 1998-02-04
    Tarballs 98; bodega bay, ca
  6. NOAAORR-72581998-01-15 → 1998-01-29
    At 0700 hours on january 15, 1998, the tug neil mcallistar struck the tank barge gregory near sewalls point…
    T/b Gregory; Norfolk, Virginia · Norfolk, Virginia
  7. NOAAORR-72571998-01-07 → 1998-01-21
    Belle pass, louisiana
    M/V Stone Fueler; Belle Pass, Louisiana
  8. NOAAORR-72561998-01-03 → 1998-01-17
    Commencment bay, tacoma, wa
    M/V Anadyr; Commencment Bay, Tacoma, Wa
  9. NOAAORR-72551998-01-02 → 1998-01-16
    Two vessels were conducting lightering operations off the texas coast (lat 28-37.0N, long 94-15.0W) near…
    Lightering Spill; Offshore Texas · Offshore Texas

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