Spills & pollution incidents in 2019

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 2019
161
still in force
0
vs 2018
+1%
first · last
01-04 · 12-20

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • NOAA IncidentNews158
  • HYDROPAC2
  • NAVAREA IV1

Where · top seas

Gulf of Mexico7547%
North Pacific Ocean3220%
North Atlantic Ocean2113%
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia159%
Gulf of Alaska85%
Bering Sea53%
Arabian Sea21%
Caribbean Sea11%
South Atlantic Ocean11%

All spills & pollution incidents issued in 2019 · 161

  1. NOAAORR-98512019-02-13 → 2019-02-27
    Lindsey lake tanker spill; vietnam veterans memorial highway, cascade locks, or 97014, USA
  2. NOAAORR-98492019-02-10 → 2019-02-24
    Trawler aground swinomish channel, puget sound; north end of swinomish channel, anacortes, wa
  3. NOAAORR-98472019-02-06 → 2019-02-20
    Frisco, nc, USA
    FV Big John Vessel Grounding; Frisco, Nc, USA
  4. NOAAORR-98452019-02-05 → 2019-02-19
    February 05, 2019 - at 1115 pst noaa erd was contacted by uscg sector columbia river responding to a mystery…
    Mystery Sheen - Cape Lookout State Park; Oregon · Oregon
  5. NOAAORR-98502019-02-03 → 2019-02-17
    Hobby airport JP-8 discharge; 7714 airport blvd, houston, tx 77061, USA
  6. NOAAORR-98442019-02-02 → 2019-02-16
    February 02, 2019, 1015 pst - noaa erd was contacted by uscg sector puget sound responding to bunker c…
    Northlake Way Bunker C Seepage; Seattle, Wa · Seattle, Wa
  7. NOAAORR-98432019-01-23 → 2019-02-06
    On january 23, 2019, the uscg district 11 notified or&r of reported mystery tarballs at two locations on the…
    Tarballs Observed - Point Reyes National Seashore; Inverness, Ca · Inverness, Ca
  8. NOAAORR-98422019-01-17 → 2019-01-31
    Mystery sheen in gulf of mexico; offshore, mississippi river delta
  9. NOAAORR-98402019-01-16 → 2019-01-30
    South pass, block 23; venice, la
  10. NOAAORR-98392019-01-08 → 2019-01-22
    Hilcorp CF-6; lafitte, la
  11. NOAAORR-98462019-01-04 → 2019-01-18
    Block island, ri
    F/V Mistress; Block Island, Ri

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