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-95072017-06-06 → 2017-06-20
    South marsh island block 207; southwest pass, la,
  2. NOAAORR-95052017-06-04 → 2017-06-18
    On june 2-4 2017, a potential oil spill off the east coast of florida was detected by noaa's national…
    Mystery Spill Or Anomaly Off St Augustine Fl; Offshore, Florida · Offshore, Florida
  3. NOAAORR-95042017-06-01 → 2017-06-15
    Chambers county, tx
    Mystery Sheen, Trinity Bay; Chambers County, Tx
  4. NOAAORR-95032017-06-01 → 2017-06-15
    Sunoco logistics; 2300 n twin city hwy, nederland, tx 77627, USA
  5. NOAAORR-95022017-05-31 → 2017-06-14
    Trinidad and tobago
    Lower Caribbean Oil Spill; Trinidad and Tobago
  6. NOAAORR-95002017-05-30 → 2017-06-13
    On may 30, 2017, the uscg observed a rainbow/grey sheen in adak small boat harbor resulting from a diesel…
    Adak Harbor Sheen; Adak, Ak · Adak, Ak
  7. NOAAORR-94992017-05-29 → 2017-06-12
    Gulf of mexico
    Sunken Tug, Eugene Island Block, Offshore La; Gulf of Mexico
  8. NOAAORR-94982017-05-28 → 2017-06-11
    Gb 545 mystery sheen; offshore, gulf of mexico
  9. NOAAORR-94952017-05-24 → 2017-06-07
    Ethylene glycol drums, sea rim state park; state hwy 87, sabine pass, tx 77655, USA
  10. NOAAORR-94962017-05-24 → 2017-06-07
    Mystery sheen, MC-21; offshore la
  11. NOAAORR-94942017-05-23 → 2017-06-06
    Tug adrift off quinalt river
    Tug Adrift Off Washington Coast; Tug Adrift Off Quinalt River
  12. NOAAORR-94932017-05-22 → 2017-06-05
    Landon aground; calcasieu ship channel, cameron, la 70631, USA
    Tug Mr
  13. NOAAORR-94912017-05-15 → 2017-05-29
    Crowley barge dbl 165-1 grounding; quinhagak, ak
  14. NOAAORR-94902017-05-11 → 2017-05-25
    Navy oceana jet fuel spill; 2789 potters rd, virginia beach, va 23452, USA
  15. NOAAORR-94882017-05-10 → 2017-05-24
    Bellingham bay, wa
    Bellingham Gray Whale Carcass; Bellingham Bay, Wa
  16. NOAAORR-95062017-05-05 → 2017-05-19
    Goble, or, columbia river hazmat cleanup; 70325 columbia river hwy, rainier, or 97048, USA
  17. NOAAORR-94852017-05-04 → 2017-05-18
    Cox bay oil containment release; port sulphur, la 70083, USA
  18. NOAAORR-94842017-05-04 → 2017-05-18
    Breton sound la, USA
    F/V Heidi Ii; Breton Sound La, USA
  19. NOAAORR-94832017-05-02 → 2017-05-16
    Point au fer island, la
    F/V David Boy, Atchafalaya Basin La; Point Au Fer Island, la
  20. NOAAORR-94822017-05-01 → 2017-05-15
    Gray whale carcass: seaview approach, wa; 0.5 nm offshore long beach, wa
  21. NOAAORR-94812017-05-01 → 2017-05-15
    Tpic, romere pass la; venice, la 70091, USA
  22. NOAAORR-94802017-04-27 → 2017-05-11
    M/V maersk garonne; 11 miles south mobile bay gulf of mexico
  23. NOAAORR-94782017-04-26 → 2017-05-10
    Sar support, missing bahamian small craft vessel; moors island, bahamas
  24. NOAAORR-94792017-04-26 → 2017-05-10
    Spite hwy, islandia, fl, USA
    Waste Oil Drum On Elliott Key, Fl; Spite Hwy, Islandia, Fl, USA
  25. NOAAORR-94762017-04-24 → 2017-05-08
    FV mariana c, tangiers island, maryland; dump rd, tangier, va 23440, USA
  26. NOAAORR-94752017-04-24 → 2017-05-08
    On april 24, 2017, sector new orleans notified noaa ssc of a sunken pleasure craft in the mississippi river…
    Sunken Pleasure Craft, Pass A Loutre; Venice, la · Venice, la
  27. NOAAORR-94742017-04-21 → 2017-05-05
    At approximately 2215 on 19-Apr-2017, it was discovered that the tug powhatan, owned by samson tug & barge,…
    Tug Powhatan; Sitka, Ak · Sitka, Ak
  28. NOAAORR-94772017-04-19 → 2017-05-03
    Right whale carcass; 38 hiram pond rd, dennis, ma 02638, USA
  29. NOAAORR-94722017-04-15 → 2017-04-29
    On april 15, 2017, sector new orleans contacted noaa ssc for evaluation of nesdis anomaly associated with a…
    Mystery Sheen, Nesdis Report; Breton Sound · Breton Sound
  30. NOAAORR-94712017-04-14 → 2017-04-28
    Bp exploration well #3, prudhoe bay, ak; prudhoe bay, alaska
  31. NOAAORR-94692017-04-10 → 2017-04-24
    Near grand terre, la
    F/V Bendora Aground; Near Grand Terre, la
  32. NOAAORR-94682017-04-07 → 2017-04-21
    San francisco bay, ca
    Vengeance Crane Barge Sinking; San Francisco Bay, Ca
  33. NOAAORR-94672017-04-06 → 2017-04-20
    Breton sound natural gas well head 46D; united states
  34. NOAAORR-94652017-04-05 → 2017-04-19
    Rigolets oil spill,jefferson parish - hilcorp; the rigolets, port sulphur, la 70083, USA
  35. NOAAORR-94642017-04-04 → 2017-04-18
    Atb meredith reinauer, catskill, ny; hudson river near catskill, ny
  36. NOAAORR-94632017-04-01 → 2017-04-15
    Cook inlet, alaska
    Anna Platform Pipeline Leak; Cook Inlet, Alaska
  37. NOAAORR-94612017-03-31 → 2017-04-14
    Lower new york bay, brooklyn, ny; 399 bay 38 st, brooklyn, ny 11214, USA
  38. NOAAORR-94602017-03-20 → 2017-04-03
    Hilcorp abandoned well head jgtb 162; west bay area
  39. NOAAORR-94582017-03-14 → 2017-03-28
    Anomaly, trinity bay (NRC#1173233); trinity bay, texas
  40. NOAAORR-94572017-03-14 → 2017-03-28
    Kilauea lava flow safety zone, kamokuna, hawaii county, hawaii; kaimu-chain of craters rd, pāhoa, hi 96778,…
  41. NOAAORR-94562017-03-08 → 2017-03-22
    Mystery sheen / possible seep; 30 nm west of san diego, ca
  42. NOAAORR-94542017-03-08 → 2017-03-22
    On march 8, 2017, an osrv ran around approximately 1/4 mile offshore of the calcasieu ship channel west jetty
    Osv Miss Lynda Aground, Calcasieu West Jetty; Cameron, la · Cameron, la
  43. NOAAORR-94522017-03-07 → 2017-03-21
    Unimak pass, alaska
    Ecofaith G.o.; Unimak Pass, Alaska
  44. NOAAORR-94532017-03-07 → 2017-03-21
    Train derailment newburgh, ny; newburgh ny 12455, USA
  45. NOAAORR-94512017-03-06 → 2017-03-20
    Pumicestone bay, alaska
    FV St Dominick; Pumicestone Bay, Alaska
  46. NOAAORR-94492017-03-02 → 2017-03-16
    Sumner strait, ak
    Tug Ocean Eagle; Sumner Strait, Ak
  47. NOAAORR-94482017-02-28 → 2017-03-14
    On 28 feb, 2017, uscg msd kodiak called to report that the fishing vessel elizabeth taylor broke anchor and…
    FV Elizabeth Taylor; Kodiak, Ak · Kodiak, Ak
  48. NOAAORR-94472017-02-28 → 2017-03-14
    West duwamish waterway
    Island Tug and Barge, Seattle, Wa; West Duwamish Waterway
  49. NOAAORR-94442017-02-23 → 2017-03-09
    Gulf of mexico
    Mystery Sheen, South Timbalier, La; Gulf of Mexico
  50. NOAAORR-94412017-02-18 → 2017-03-04
    Bellingham bnsf rail yard; 1001 roeder ave, bellingham, wa 98225, USA

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