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

By month

By NAVAREA series

NOAA IncidentNews159

Where · top seas

Gulf of Mexico	78	49%
North Atlantic Ocean	41	26%
North Pacific Ocean	21	13%
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia	5	3%
Bering Sea	4	3%
Gulf of Alaska	4	3%
South Pacific Ocean	2	1%
Makassar Strait	1	1%
Gulf of St. Lawrence	1	1%
Philippine Sea	1	1%

All spills & pollution incidents issued in 2018 · 159

NOAAORR-96502018-01-20 → 2018-02-03
Off salinas, ca
Sewage Spill: Monterey Bay; Off Salinas, Ca
NOAAORR-96492018-01-19 → 2018-02-02
On january 19, 2018, rainbow sheen and shoreline oiling, extending from the astoria-megler bridge (astoria,…
Astoria Pier Discharge; Astoria, Or · Astoria, Or
NOAAORR-96482018-01-19 → 2018-02-02
Essex village marina; 37 pratt st, essex, ct 06426, USA
NOAAORR-96472018-01-19 → 2018-02-02
Offshore cameron parish
F/V Amvina Ii; Offshore Cameron Parish
NOAAORR-96462018-01-16 → 2018-01-30
East china sea
MV Sanchi; East China Sea
NOAAORR-96452018-01-15 → 2018-01-29
Whitney oil & gas pass-a-loutre wma; la 70091, USA
NOAAORR-96432018-01-12 → 2018-01-26
On january 12, 2018, the uscg notified the alaska ssc of a planned oil and hazmat removal operation from a…
Tug Lumberman - Gastineau Channel; Juneau, Ak · Juneau, Ak
NOAAORR-96412018-01-04 → 2018-01-18
Fuel oil 6 discharge, miss r. MM144.6; 4804 LA-44, mt airy, la 70076, USA
NOAAORR-96392018-01-02 → 2018-01-16
La , USA
Bastian Bay Platform Discharge; la , USA

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