Spills & pollution incidents in 2017

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 2017
175
still in force
0
vs 2016
-2%
first · last
01-03 · 12-29

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  • NOAA IncidentNews175

Where · top seas

Gulf of Mexico8850%
North Pacific Ocean2615%
North Atlantic Ocean2213%
Bering Sea127%
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia106%
Gulf of Alaska95%
Caribbean Sea42%
Beaufort Sea32%
Bay of Fundy11%

All spills & pollution incidents issued in 2017 · 175

  1. NOAAORR-95742017-09-19 → 2017-10-03
    On september 19, 2017, the uscg sector northern new england contacted the noaa ssc for oil fate…
    FV Trident & FV Delusional
  2. NOAAORR-95762017-09-19 → 2017-10-03
    Usvi and puerto rico
    Hurricane Maria; Usvi and Puerto Rico
  3. NOAAORR-95752017-09-19 → 2017-10-03
    Breton sound, la, USA
    Lake Fortuna Flare Stack Leak; Breton Sound, La, USA
  4. NOAAORR-95722017-09-19 → 2017-10-03
    South marsh island block 149 mystery sheen; SMI149
  5. NOAAORR-95732017-09-19 → 2017-10-03
    Valero refiney fire, port arthur, tx; 1801 s gulfway dr, port arthur, tx 77640, USA
  6. NOAAORR-95692017-09-07 → 2017-09-21
    Sanak islands, alaska
    FV Provider; Sanak Islands, Alaska
  7. NOAAORR-95662017-09-05 → 2017-09-19
    Hurricane irma continues to develop in the atlantic ocean with winds in excess of 160 knots
    Hurricane Irma- Florida; Atlantic Ocean · Atlantic Ocean
  8. NOAAORR-95652017-09-05 → 2017-09-19
    T/v savage intensity; giww mm 245, sulphur, la 70665, USA
  9. NOAAORR-95642017-09-04 → 2017-09-18
    Phillips 66 refinery spill; rodeo, ca 95033, USA
  10. NOAAORR-95622017-08-29 → 2017-09-12
    I-65 styrene release; mobile, al
  11. NOAAORR-95582017-08-27 → 2017-09-10
    Breton sound 32 loboplatform fire; breton sound, la, USA
  12. NOAAORR-95572017-08-25 → 2017-09-08
    Sunken vessel point harris; 30 nm east of kaneohe bay, oahu, hi 96770, USA
  13. NOAAORR-95542017-08-24 → 2017-09-07
    Floating hazmat box; between burrows & bird island near anacortes, wa, USA
  14. NOAAORR-95552017-08-24 → 2017-09-07
    At approximately august 24, 2017, tropical storm harvey intensified to a hurricane with maximum sustained…
    Hurricane Harvey; Texas Coast · Texas Coast
  15. NOAAORR-95532017-08-23 → 2017-09-06
    M/V gracie claire; cypress cove area, venice, la 70091, USA
  16. NOAAORR-95512017-08-15 → 2017-08-29
    S of block island, ri
    Mystery Sheen; S of Block Island, Ri
  17. NOAAORR-95492017-08-14 → 2017-08-28
    Mpsr support for anomaly detected ~94NM se tx; east breaks area
  18. NOAAORR-95482017-08-13 → 2017-08-27
    On august 5, 2017, the FV akutan left dillingham, ak, reportedly on its way to seattle
    FV Akutan; Unalaska, Ak · Unalaska, Ak
  19. NOAAORR-95472017-08-10 → 2017-08-24
    Unakwik inlet, northern prince william sound, alaska
    FV Stoic; Unakwik Inlet, Northern Prince William Sound, Alaska
  20. NOAAORR-95442017-08-09 → 2017-08-23
    On august 6, 2017, the commercial fishing vessel confidence , a 48.8' seine vessel, grounded in neva strait…
    FV Confidence; Sitka, Ak · Sitka, Ak
  21. NOAAORR-95432017-08-08 → 2017-08-22
    Anomaly, nrc# 1186656, mississippi canyon 20; offshore louisiana
  22. NOAAORR-95422017-08-06 → 2017-08-20
    Propyl acetate release; pier g, port of long beach, ca 90802, USA
  23. NOAAORR-95412017-08-05 → 2017-08-19
    Mystery sheen , viosca knoll 983; offshore louisiana
  24. NOAAORR-95392017-08-04 → 2017-08-18
    Knight island, ak
    FV All In; Knight Island, Ak
  25. NOAAORR-95382017-08-03 → 2017-08-17
    Anhydrous ammonia barge cat island; mississippi sound, gulf of mexico
  26. NOAAORR-95372017-08-01 → 2017-08-15
    Yng 15; prudhoe bay, ak
  27. NOAAORR-95362017-07-31 → 2017-08-14
    Western pacific ocean
    Drifting Fisheries Buoy Trajectory; Western Pacific Ocean
  28. NOAAORR-95352017-07-24 → 2017-08-07
    On july 24, 2017, the uscg msd kodiak contacted the noaa duty officer regarding a fishing tender that…
    FV Grayling, Kodiak, Ak; Kupreanof Strait · Kupreanof Strait
  29. NOAAORR-95332017-07-17 → 2017-07-31
    Tanker truck spill florida keys mm 70; 70000 overseas hwy, marathon, fl 33050, USA
  30. NOAAORR-95322017-07-16 → 2017-07-30
    Mississippi canyon 736 platform discharge; offshore louisiana
  31. NOAAORR-95302017-07-10 → 2017-07-24
    North river street fire - portland, or; 1300 n river st, portland, or 97227, USA
  32. NOAAORR-95312017-07-10 → 2017-07-24
    Wreck 1487; se of nantucket
  33. NOAAORR-95282017-07-05 → 2017-07-19
    FV donna; hoquiam, wa 98550, USA
  34. NOAAORR-95252017-07-03 → 2017-07-17
    Dillingham, ak, USA
    FV Bunchie; Dillingham, Ak, USA
  35. NOAAORR-95262017-07-03 → 2017-07-17
    Dillingham, ak, USA
    FV Ketok; Dillingham, Ak, USA
  36. NOAAORR-95272017-07-03 → 2017-07-17
    FV N11; dillingham, ak, USA
  37. NOAAORR-95242017-07-03 → 2017-07-17
    Mystery sheen, NRC#1182978; mississippi canyon
  38. NOAAORR-95232017-06-29 → 2017-07-13
    On june 29, 2017, the fishing vessel miss destinee sank in marmot bay
    FV Miss Destinee; Kodiak, Alaska · Kodiak, Alaska
  39. NOAAORR-95222017-06-28 → 2017-07-12
    On june 27, 2017, the FV whimsea caught fire and sank at the dock in statter harbor in auke bay, alaska
    FV Whimsea Fire and Sinking; Juneau, Ak · Juneau, Ak
  40. NOAAORR-95212017-06-27 → 2017-07-11
    Mystery sheen, plaquemines parish la; plaqueminnes parish, la 70040, USA
  41. NOAAORR-95192017-06-22 → 2017-07-06
    Chevron propylene/propane barge-dock 4; pascagoula, ms 39581, USA
  42. NOAAORR-95182017-06-22 → 2017-07-06
    Gulf of mexico
    F/V Lady Demaries Sinking, Offshore of Galveston; Gulf of Mexico
  43. NOAAORR-95172017-06-22 → 2017-07-06
    Yacht l'enterprise; 40 nm west of leadbetter point, wa
  44. NOAAORR-95162017-06-21 → 2017-07-05
    Black bay, la, USA
    Black Bay Chemical Totes; Black Bay, La, USA
  45. NOAAORR-95152017-06-20 → 2017-07-04
    Liberated barge, main pass 25; main pass 25, la, USA
  46. NOAAORR-95142017-06-19 → 2017-07-03
    Navlox taurus; mississippi river MM065
  47. NOAAORR-95112017-06-10 → 2017-06-24
    Sutwik island, ak
    FV Taku Sinking; Sutwik Island, Ak
  48. NOAAORR-95102017-06-09 → 2017-06-23
    Main pass 23 well head leak; breton sound la, USA
  49. NOAAORR-95092017-06-08 → 2017-06-22
    USS posco industries bomb threat; pittsburg, ca 94565, USA
  50. NOAAORR-95082017-06-06 → 2017-06-20
    Dock 12, port of texas city, potential off-gas from vessel; texas city

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