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-97082018-04-24 → 2018-05-08
    Scammon bay, ak
    Askinuk Tank Farm Gasoline Release; Scammon Bay, Ak
  2. NOAAORR-97062018-04-23 → 2018-05-07
    M/V iver exporter; mississippi river mm 126, la, USA
  3. NOAAORR-97052018-04-18 → 2018-05-02
    Dredge barge fire, port o' connor, matagorda bay tx; tx 77979, USA
  4. NOAAORR-97042018-04-13 → 2018-04-27
    Eversource dielectric fluid; 16 revere beach pkwy, everett, ma 02149, USA
  5. NOAAORR-97022018-04-12 → 2018-04-26
    High sulfur fuel spill mississippi river; 5901 terminal dr, new orleans, la 70115, USA
  6. NOAAORR-97002018-04-06 → 2018-04-20
    Mystery sheen mississippi mm 163; 8307 LA-18, st james, la 70086, USA
  7. NOAAORR-96992018-04-03 → 2018-04-17
    Bay jacques crude spill; 23627 LA-1, golden meadow, la 70357, USA
  8. NOAAORR-96962018-04-02 → 2018-04-16
    San joaquin river delta, ca, USA
    P/c Ocean Breeze Aground; San Joaquin River Delta, Ca, USA
  9. NOAAORR-97012018-04-02 → 2018-04-16
    On march 31, 2018, a pipeline rupture at the indonesian port city of balikpapan, on the island of borneo,…
    Pertamina Pipeline, Balikpapan Bay, Borneo; Indonesia · Indonesia
  10. NOAAORR-96952018-04-01 → 2018-04-15
    F/V mount tamgus; approximately 12 nm w of rockaway beach, or
  11. NOAAORR-96942018-03-30 → 2018-04-13
    Oil & produced water,dead end well canal, la; 385 paradise ln, larose, la 70373, USA
  12. NOAAORR-96932018-03-29 → 2018-04-12
    Diesel discharge, rollover bay, tx; 950 n bauer ln, gilchrist, tx 77617, USA
  13. NOAAORR-96972018-03-29 → 2018-04-12
    North pacific ocean
    Grounded Barge, Wake Island; North Pacific Ocean
  14. NOAAORR-96912018-03-27 → 2018-04-10
    Vessel debris; pacific grove, ca 93950, USA
  15. NOAAORR-96892018-03-25 → 2018-04-08
    Bio-diesel discharge; kirby inland marine; industrial canal locks, andry st
  16. NOAAORR-96882018-03-23 → 2018-04-06
    M/V rio barrow; 1151 florida A1A, fort lauderdale, fl 33304, USA
  17. NOAAORR-96872018-03-21 → 2018-04-04
    Marathon petroleum co, mississippi river MM140; 2310 LA-44, reserve, la 70084, USA
  18. NOAAORR-96862018-03-18 → 2018-04-01
    Chesapeake bay bridge tunnel chemical release; 18 lucius j. kellam jr bridge-tunnel, cape charles, va 23310,…
  19. NOAAORR-96852018-03-18 → 2018-04-01
    F/V ole betts sea; 22 miles ne of dry tortugas, fl
  20. NOAAORR-96822018-03-12 → 2018-03-26
    On march 12, 2018, the the uscg D7 was contacted by the bahamas regarding a sinking cargo vessel carrying…
    M/V Diamond Express; Bahamas · Bahamas
  21. NOAAORR-96832018-03-11 → 2018-03-25
    Helicopter crash in the east river; five dead; 26-02 1st st, long island city, ny 11102, USA
  22. NOAAORR-96842018-03-08 → 2018-03-22
    Tug chief (salvage operation); salmon bay, lake washington ship canal, wa
  23. NOAAORR-96812018-03-07 → 2018-03-21
    Derailed train cars; susquehanna river, de; 998 stanford bratton dr, millsboro, de 19966, USA
  24. NOAAORR-96802018-03-05 → 2018-03-19
    Maersk shanghai lost containers; 17 miles off oregon inlet, north carolina
  25. NOAAORR-96792018-03-04 → 2018-03-18
    M/V tropic caribe; 36 miles north of arecebo, puerto rico
  26. NOAAORR-96782018-02-26 → 2018-03-12
    On 26-Feb-2018, a 3000-gallon rubber, fuel bladder fell from the roof of a structure that failed due to bad…
    Port Williams Shuyak Island Bunker C Spill; Kodiak, Ak · Kodiak, Ak
  27. NOAAORR-96772018-02-23 → 2018-03-09
    Sodium hypochlorite drums, buffalo bayou; tidal rd, houston, tx 77015, USA
  28. NOAAORR-96762018-02-22 → 2018-03-08
    FV captain mackintire; 7 oak run, kennebunkport, me 04046, USA
  29. NOAAORR-96752018-02-21 → 2018-03-07
    FV misty blue; 13 baxter rd, nantucket, ma 02554, USA
  30. NOAAORR-96742018-02-21 → 2018-03-07
    Lobo operating, grand bay tank battery #1; venice, la 70091, USA
  31. NOAAORR-96732018-02-17 → 2018-03-03
    Off san simeon, ca
    S/V Bella Gina Adrift; Off San Simeon, Ca
  32. NOAAORR-96722018-02-15 → 2018-03-01
    On february 15, 2018, the u.s.doi contacted the noaa ssc regarding an ~20bbl discharge from an overflowing…
    Kent Bayou Discharge; La, USA · La, USA
  33. NOAAORR-96702018-02-14 → 2018-02-28
    On the evening of 14 feb 2018 uscg rescued 4 souls from the sinking fishing vessel "sea star" southwest of…
    FV Sea Star; United States · United States
  34. NOAAORR-96692018-02-12 → 2018-02-26
    Oily water discharge theodore ship channel; theodore, al 36582, USA
  35. NOAAORR-96682018-02-10 → 2018-02-24
    Heavy fuel oil spill mississippi river mm 145; 4006 LA-44, mt airy, la 70076, USA
  36. NOAAORR-96672018-02-08 → 2018-02-22
    Breton sound state block 33; breton sound, la 70041, USA
  37. NOAAORR-96662018-02-07 → 2018-02-21
    1, american samoa; american samoa
    Grounded Vessel, Chui Zai Fa No
  38. NOAAORR-96632018-02-02 → 2018-02-16
    Pbf energy refinery oil spill; 815 clonmell rd, paulsboro, nj 08066, USA
  39. NOAAORR-96642018-02-02 → 2018-02-16
    Unidentified tank, blind slough, or; 43115-43207 pentilla rd, astoria, or 97103, USA
  40. NOAAORR-96612018-02-01 → 2018-02-15
    On february 1, 2018, the uscg msu lake charles contacted the noaa ssc to evaluate if a 300 ft x 0.5 mile…
    Mystery Sheen, Offshore Cameron Parish; Lousiana · Lousiana
  41. NOAAORR-96622018-02-01 → 2018-02-15
    Sprague terminal; 37 berkeley st, stamford, ct 06902, USA
  42. NOAAORR-96592018-01-31 → 2018-02-14
    Cape flattery, wa
    F/V Sunnfjord; Cape Flattery, Wa
  43. NOAAORR-96602018-01-31 → 2018-02-14
    E, la, USA
    Yuma Exploration Platform Fire; E, La, USA
  44. NOAAORR-96582018-01-30 → 2018-02-13
    Peak operating co oil spill; LA-82, kaplan, la 70548, USA
  45. NOAAORR-96562018-01-26 → 2018-02-09
    Grand isle block 43 produced water sheen; united states
  46. NOAAORR-96552018-01-23 → 2018-02-06
    Union pacific used oil discharge - willamette river; 1619 n river st, portland, or
  47. NOAAORR-96542018-01-23 → 2018-02-06
    Woods hole, mystery spill; 16 albatross st, woods hole, ma 02543, USA
  48. NOAAORR-96532018-01-22 → 2018-02-05
    Offshore san diego, ca
    San Diego Mystery Sheen; Offshore San Diego, Ca
  49. NOAAORR-96512018-01-21 → 2018-02-04
    Highway 3 - oil spill; 2800-2898 st goar st, dickinson, tx 77539, USA
  50. NOAAORR-96522018-01-21 → 2018-02-04
    Hilcorp energy's berrwood E-5 platform discharge; venice, la 70091, USA

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