Spills & pollution incidents in 2018

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 2018
159
still in force
0
vs 2017
-9%
first · last
01-02 · 12-18

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  • NOAA IncidentNews159

Where · top seas

Gulf of Mexico7849%
North Atlantic Ocean4126%
North Pacific Ocean2113%
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia53%
Bering Sea43%
Gulf of Alaska43%
South Pacific Ocean21%
Makassar Strait11%
Gulf of St. Lawrence11%
Philippine Sea11%

All spills & pollution incidents issued in 2018 · 159

  1. NOAAORR-98372018-12-18 → 2019-01-01
    Diesel discharge, lower mississippi river MM125; mississippi river, hahnville, la , USA
  2. NOAAORR-98352018-12-17 → 2018-12-31
    Corpus christi ship channel vacuum oil discharge; corpus christi, tx , USA
  3. NOAAORR-98342018-12-14 → 2018-12-28
    Ob december 13, 2018, the noaa ssc was contacted by canadian coast guard regarding the sinking of the FV…
    FV Atlantic Sapphire; Georges Bank · Georges Bank
  4. NOAAORR-98362018-12-14 → 2018-12-28
    Tpic garden island bay facility; 1, la, USA
  5. NOAAORR-98332018-12-12 → 2018-12-26
    Off honolulu, hawaii
    Dod-contracted Aircraft Crash; Off Honolulu, Hawaii
  6. NOAAORR-98322018-12-10 → 2018-12-24
    On 9-Dec-2018, FV nordic viking, a tender/processor, sank at the t dock in seward harbor
    FV Nordic Viking; Seward, Ak · Seward, Ak
  7. NOAAORR-98312018-12-09 → 2018-12-23
    Lake washington A10 well leak; port sulphur, la USA
  8. NOAAORR-98302018-12-08 → 2018-12-22
    Point pleasant beach, nj USA
    FV Kathleen Manasquan Inlet, Nj; Point Pleasant Beach, Nj USA
  9. NOAAORR-98292018-12-06 → 2018-12-20
    On december 5, 2018, the jeanette, a 228' commercial fishing vessel, caught fire in pago pago harbor and was…
    F/V Jeanette; American Samoa · American Samoa
  10. NOAAORR-98282018-12-03 → 2018-12-17
    Des allemands, la, USA
    Tpic Bayou Des Allemands Crude Spill; Des Allemands, La, USA
  11. NOAAORR-98272018-12-02 → 2018-12-16
    Barge dredge 200; 5 miles east of boston harbor
  12. NOAAORR-98262018-12-01 → 2018-12-15
    On december 1, 2018, the uscg notified noaa ssc of a release of synthetic oil based mud to the seafloor
    Pacific Sharav Drilling Mud Release; Gom · Gom
  13. NOAAORR-98242018-11-28 → 2018-12-12
    Hilcorp burwood W-5 facility; venice, la 70091, USA
  14. NOAAORR-98232018-11-28 → 2018-12-12
    Breton sound discharge block 21 and 32; breton sound, louisiana
  15. NOAAORR-98212018-11-25 → 2018-12-09
    Chemical leak, new castle, de; US-40, new castle, de 19720, USA
  16. NOAAORR-98192018-11-18 → 2018-12-02
    Tpic lake pagie isb 2018; near dulac, louisiana
  17. NOAAORR-98182018-11-18 → 2018-12-02
    Jack boat ram XVII; 23 nautical miles west of southwest pass, louisiana, gulf of mexico
  18. NOAAORR-98172018-11-16 → 2018-11-30
    High island #24 platform; 6 miles offshore of port arthur, tx
  19. NOAAORR-98202018-11-13 → 2018-11-27
    F/V aaron and melissa II; 50 miles east of rockland, me
  20. NOAAORR-98162018-11-07 → 2018-11-21
    Mud lake, louisiana
    Abandoned Spraying Wellhead; Mud Lake, Louisiana
  21. NOAAORR-98142018-10-30 → 2018-11-13
    Off ewa beach, oahu, hi
    Sunken F/V Wild Bunch; Off Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hi
  22. NOAAORR-98152018-10-27 → 2018-11-10
    Yacht grand mariana 1, saipan; saipan, cnmi
  23. NOAAORR-98132018-10-24 → 2018-11-07
    On october 6,2018, the newtok, alaska, tank farm reported a home heating oil leak into secondary containment
    Newtok Tank Farm; Newtok, Ak · Newtok, Ak
  24. NOAAORR-98122018-10-17 → 2018-10-31
    Venice, la, USA
    Tiger Pass Unknown Liquid Release; Venice, La, USA
  25. NOAAORR-98112018-10-16 → 2018-10-30
    At 11:45 cdt on october 16, 2018 the noaa ssc was notified of a 9 miles long X 3/4 miles wide mystery…
    Mystery Sheen, South Pass, La; Louisiana · Louisiana
  26. NOAAORR-98102018-10-15 → 2018-10-29
    Cameron, la, USA
    M/V Candy Store; Cameron, La, USA
  27. NOAAORR-98082018-10-09 → 2018-10-23
    Breton sound, la
    P/v Grand Sun; Breton Sound, la
  28. NOAAORR-98072018-10-08 → 2018-10-22
    Gulf of mexico
    Hurricane Michael; Gulf of Mexico
  29. NOAAORR-98062018-10-04 → 2018-10-18
    Plains marketing-st james facility; mm 157; st james, la
  30. NOAAORR-98052018-10-04 → 2018-10-18
    Hilcorp east bay baptiste facility discharge; port sulphur, la, USA
  31. NOAAORR-98042018-10-03 → 2018-10-17
    At approximately 7:00 pm on oct
    Rollover Accident, Providence, Ri; Providence, Ri · Providence, Ri
  32. NOAAORR-98032018-10-02 → 2018-10-16
    Breton sound tank battery 53; breton sound
  33. NOAAORR-98022018-10-02 → 2018-10-16
    F/V san diego grounding; approximately 7 miles nw of key west, fl
  34. NOAAORR-98002018-09-28 → 2018-10-12
    F-35 crash beaufort sc; sheldon, sc, USA
  35. NOAAORR-97982018-09-24 → 2018-10-08
    Cook inlet, alaska
    Monarch Granite Point; Cook Inlet, Alaska
  36. NOAAORR-97972018-09-21 → 2018-10-05
    San juan islands, wa
    Whale Carcass Trajectory; San Juan Islands, Wa
  37. NOAAORR-97952018-09-18 → 2018-10-02
    Cameron, la USA
    F/V Captain M&m; Cameron, la USA
  38. NOAAORR-97962018-09-18 → 2018-10-02
    Buras, la, USA
    Vessel Star Suzanna; Buras, La, USA
  39. NOAAORR-97932018-09-11 → 2018-09-25
    Necco plant: anhydrous ammonia; 135 american legion hwy, revere, ma 02151, USA
  40. NOAAORR-97912018-09-10 → 2018-09-24
    Corpus christi sinking vessel; 35 miles east of port aransas, tx
  41. NOAAORR-97922018-09-10 → 2018-09-24
    Lobo tank battery 12, well 161; venice, la, USA
  42. NOAAORR-97902018-09-09 → 2018-09-23
    Tpic well head leak, mississippi river delta; venice, la 70091, USA
  43. NOAAORR-97892018-09-09 → 2018-09-23
    North carolina, USA
    Hurricane Florence; North Carolina, USA
  44. NOAAORR-97872018-09-07 → 2018-09-21
    Se of cape cod
    Satellite Report Mystery Spill; Se of Cape Cod
  45. NOAAORR-97882018-09-06 → 2018-09-20
    Kill van kull, USA
    Port Reading, Nj Diesel Fuel Spill; Kill Van Kull, USA
  46. NOAAORR-97852018-08-31 → 2018-09-14
    F/V master d; 40 miles east of port isabel, texas
  47. NOAAORR-97862018-08-31 → 2018-09-14
    YP207 vessel sinking; pautuxent river, maryland, USA
  48. NOAAORR-97842018-08-30 → 2018-09-13
    Corpus christi inner harbor discharge; nueces bay, corpus christi, tx USA
  49. NOAAORR-97832018-08-29 → 2018-09-12
    Barge cbr 2017; port arthur, tx USA
  50. NOAAORR-97822018-08-24 → 2018-09-07
    F/V hit list fire; 2 ferry wharf, newburyport, ma, USA

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