Spills & pollution incidents in 2012

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 2012
86
still in force
0
vs 2011
+87%
first · last
01-06 · 12-29

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  • NOAA IncidentNews85
  • HYDROPAC1

Where · top seas

Gulf of Mexico4148%
North Pacific Ocean1619%
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia1012%
North Atlantic Ocean1012%
Gulf of Alaska33%
Bering Sea22%
Caribbean Sea11%
Bay of Fundy11%
Philippine Sea11%
Arabian Sea11%

All spills & pollution incidents issued in 2012 · 86

  1. NOAAORR-84442012-05-11 → 2012-05-25
    At 1225 cst on 11May12, uscg msu morgan city contacted noaa ssc about a fishing vessel that was burning (now…
    F/V Lucky Diamond; Nearshore la · Nearshore la
  2. NOAAORR-84452012-05-11 → 2012-05-25
    Msc idil; 59 nm north of puerto rico
  3. NOAAORR-84432012-05-11 → 2012-05-25
    T/s yare; 88 nm south of andros island, bahamas
  4. NOAAORR-84402012-05-09 → 2012-05-23
    Neah bay, wa
    Makah F/V Aground; Neah Bay, Wa
  5. NOAAORR-84412012-05-09 → 2012-05-23
    Willamette river, or
    Mystery Sheen; Willamette River, Or
  6. NOAAORR-84422012-05-09 → 2012-05-23
    Off huntingon beach, ca
    Platform Elly Sheen; Off Huntingon Beach, Ca
  7. NOAAORR-84392012-05-07 → 2012-05-21
    Near mississippi river delta, la
    Pipeline Release; Near Mississippi River Delta, la
  8. NOAAORR-84382012-05-04 → 2012-05-18
    Noaa ssc contacted 1400 pst may 4 about leaking container at terminal 18 on harbor island in seattle wa
    M/V Anna Mersk, Leaking Container; Seattle, Wa · Seattle, Wa
  9. NOAAORR-84482012-05-03 → 2012-05-17
    Near honolulu, hi
    M/V Skyroyal; Near Honolulu, Hi
  10. NOAAORR-84372012-05-02 → 2012-05-16
    RowanXL-1 rig/tv FR8 pride; port aransas, tx channel
  11. NOAAORR-84362012-04-29 → 2012-05-13
    Mystery sheen; south timbalier block 23, la
  12. NOAAORR-84332012-04-24 → 2012-05-08
    Off point arena, ca
    M/V Pacific Sea Adrift; Off Point Arena, Ca
  13. NOAAORR-84322012-04-18 → 2012-05-02
    Timbalier bay, la
    Mystery Sheen; Timbalier Bay, la
  14. NOAAORR-84312012-04-14 → 2012-04-28
    Us/canada border (maine/new brunswick)
    F/V Lady Myrtle; Us/canada Border (maine/new Brunswick)
  15. NOAAORR-84292012-04-09 → 2012-04-23
    Near new orleans, la
    M/V Overseas Beryl; Near New Orleans, la
  16. NOAAORR-84212012-03-19 → 2012-04-02
    Noaa ssc contacted 1200 pst by uscg to provide trajectory support to situation at vigor marine shipyard in…
    Tug Invader, Vigor Marine Shipyard; Everett, Wa · Everett, Wa
  17. NOAAORR-84202012-03-17 → 2012-03-31
    Near grand isle, la
    Boa Pipeline Strike, Barataria Pass; Near Grand Isle, la
  18. NOAAORR-84192012-03-16 → 2012-03-30
    Off empire, la
    Burning Platform; Off Empire, la
  19. NOAAORR-84162012-03-14 → 2012-03-28
    Near grand isle, la
    Pipeline Release; Near Grand Isle, la
  20. NOAAORR-84152012-03-10 → 2012-03-24
    Yaquina bay, or
    F/V Chevelle Grounding With Diesel Leaking; Yaquina Bay, Or
  21. NOAAORR-84142012-03-09 → 2012-03-23
    Harbor island, seattle,wa
    Leaking Container; Harbor Island, Seattle,wa
  22. NOAAORR-84102012-02-29 → 2012-03-14
    Garden island bay barge hits old well; garden island bay, miss r delta, la
  23. NOAAORR-84092012-02-27 → 2012-03-12
    Mystery sheen; south marsh island block 223, la
  24. NOAAORR-84052012-02-21 → 2012-03-06
    At approximately 1100 est today (2/21/12) the fishing vessel "plan b" sank off the coast of southern maine,…
    F/V Plan B; Southern Maine · Southern Maine
  25. NOAAORR-84042012-02-19 → 2012-03-04
    Calcium chloride ; 120nm off tx
  26. NOAAORR-84032012-02-17 → 2012-03-02
    Barge smi 30020; new orleans, la
  27. NOAAORR-84022012-02-15 → 2012-02-29
    Condensate sheen; south marsh block 236, la
  28. NOAAORR-84012012-02-02 → 2012-02-16
    On 02FEB12, uscg contacted noaa ssc about a ruptured natural gas pipeline 7nm south of timbalier island in…
    Leaking Pipeline; Timbalier, la · Timbalier, la
  29. NOAAORR-84002012-02-02 → 2012-02-16
    On 02FEB12, uscg contacted noaa ssc about a storage tank on a platform overflowed in off galveston island, tx
    Tank Overflow; Galveston, Tx · Galveston, Tx
  30. NOAAORR-83992012-01-28 → 2012-02-11
    Shelikof strait, alaska
    FV Kimberly Grounding; Shelikof Strait, Alaska
  31. HYDROPAC 234/122012-01-27 → 2012-02-03
    Wide berth requested
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  32. NOAAORR-83982012-01-27 → 2012-02-10
    Port aransas, tx
    Floating Barrel; Port Aransas, Tx
  33. NOAAORR-83972012-01-24 → 2012-02-07
    Point a la hache, plaquemines parish, la
    Mystery Sheen; Point A la Hache, Plaquemines Parish, la
  34. NOAAORR-83962012-01-20 → 2012-02-03
    Grand isle, la
    Mystery Sheen; Grand Isle, la
  35. NOAAORR-83922012-01-08 → 2012-01-22
    Mississippi river, la
    Sodium Hydroxide Barge; Mississippi River, la
  36. NOAAORR-83912012-01-06 → 2012-01-20
    Mystery sheen; south marsh island block 239, la

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