Spills & pollution incidents in 2023

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 2023
143
still in force
0
vs 2022
-5%
first · last
01-04 · 12-30

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  • NOAA IncidentNews140
  • HYDROLANT1
  • HYDROPAC1
  • NAVAREA IV1

Where · top seas

Gulf of Mexico5237%
North Pacific Ocean2719%
North Atlantic Ocean2618%
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia2216%
Bering Sea64%
Caribbean Sea32%
Philippine Sea21%
Gulf of Alaska11%
Chukchi Sea11%
South Atlantic Ocean11%

All spills & pollution incidents issued in 2023 · 143

  1. NOAAORR-107142023-12-30 → 2024-01-13
    Explosion and fire at tradebe environmental services; bridgeport, ct
  2. NOAAORR-107132023-12-29 → 2024-01-12
    Ketchikan, ak, USA
    Sheen In/near Bar Harbor South Marina; Ketchikan, Ak
  3. NOAAORR-107122023-12-28 → 2024-01-11
    West aleutians, ak, USA
    Fire Onboard M/V Genius Star XI Near Dutch Harbor, Ak
  4. NOAAORR-107112023-12-18 → 2024-01-01
    3443 w marginal way sw, seattle, wa 98106
    Sodium Chlorate Spill, Port of Seattle; Seattle, Wa
  5. NOAAORR-107102023-12-17 → 2023-12-31
    2625 causeway blvd, tampa, fl 33619, USA
    Fuel Spill From Fishing Vessel, Tampa, Fl
  6. NOAAORR-107092023-12-16 → 2023-12-30
    New york, ny, USA
    Submerged Barge, Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, Ny
  7. NOAAORR-107082023-12-14 → 2023-12-28
    Point lay, ak 99759, USA
    Diesel Spill From Fuel Tank At Fire Station; Point Lay, Ak
  8. NOAAORR-107072023-12-14 → 2023-12-28
    Willamette river, gladstone, or
    Pusher Tug Capsized/sunk; Willamette River, Gladstone, Or
  9. NOAAORR-107052023-12-10 → 2023-12-24
    Olympic pipeline gasoline spill at conway station; skagit county, wa
  10. NOAAORR-107062023-12-10 → 2023-12-24
    Pacific beach, san diego, ca
    Fin Whale Carcass On Pacific Beach; San Diego, Ca
  11. NOAAORR-107032023-12-08 → 2023-12-22
    New york, ny, USA
    Jet Fuel Spill From Tanker Truck At Jfk Airport; New York, Ny
  12. NOAAORR-107022023-12-07 → 2023-12-21
    Plymouth, ma, USA
    Sailboat Aground Off Plymouth, Ma
  13. NOAAORR-107012023-12-06 → 2023-12-20
    Potential vessel discharge, west cameron 513 block; offshore texas
  14. NOAAORR-107002023-11-30 → 2023-12-14
    Shore pkwy fishing, 1335 shore pkwy, brooklyn, ny 11214, USA
    Sheen and Shoreline Oiling, Gravesend Bay, Brooklyn, Ny
  15. NOAAORR-106992023-11-28 → 2023-12-12
    Diesel discharge near/into glacier creek at alyeska resort, girdwood, ak
  16. NOAAORR-106982023-11-28 → 2023-12-12
    Sporadic tar balls on northern new jersey beaches; long branch, nj
  17. NOAAORR-106972023-11-27 → 2023-12-11
    Diomede, ak 99762, USA
    Little Diomede Building Collapse; Diomede, Ak
  18. NOAAORR-106962023-11-23 → 2023-12-07
    Spill of #6 oil at imtt pier; bayonne , nj
  19. NOAAORR-106952023-11-20 → 2023-12-04
    On november 20, 2023, the noaa ssc for hawaii was notified that a navy aircraft had run off the end of a…
    Navy Aircraft In Kaneohe Bay; Oahu, Hawaii · Hawaii
  20. NOAAORR-106942023-11-20 → 2023-12-04
    525 deer harbor rd, eastsound, wa 98245
    Tug Releasing Residual Sheen; Orcas Island, Wa
  21. NOAAORR-106932023-11-17 → 2023-12-01
    Point pleasant beach, nj, USA
    Fishing Vessel Aground; Pleasant Beach, Nj
  22. NOAAORR-106922023-11-16 → 2023-11-30
    19 miles offshore ms river delta, la
    Crude Oil Release: Main Pass, la
  23. HYDROPAC 3589/232023-11-14 → 2023-11-25
    Pollution response operations 0300Z to 1130Z daily 17 thru 19, 21 and 25 nov in area bound by 22-32.00N…
    Gulf of Kachchh · India
  24. NOAAORR-106912023-11-12 → 2023-11-26
    Tug and barge collide with pipeline on columbia river; clatskanie, or
  25. NOAAORR-106892023-11-08 → 2023-11-22
    Release on oil platform, main pass block 35; buras-triumph, la
  26. NOAAORR-106882023-11-07 → 2023-11-21
    Nunapitchuk, ak, USA
    Iced-in Barges In Lake Johnson; Nunapitchuk, Ak
  27. NOAAORR-107042023-11-03 → 2023-11-17
    11 n water st, mobile, al 36602, USA
    Mystery Oil Discharge, Mobile River; Mobile, Al
  28. NOAAORR-106872023-11-02 → 2023-11-16
    Diesel release from sunk tug vessel; steamboat slough, bethel, ak
  29. NOAAORR-106862023-11-02 → 2023-11-16
    Diesel release at virgin islands water & power authority facility; st
  30. NOAAORR-106852023-10-28 → 2023-11-11
    Sitka, ak, USA
    Semi-derelict Fishing Vessel Sunk; Sitka, Ak
  31. NOAAORR-106842023-10-28 → 2023-11-11
    Norfolk, va, USA
    Jet Fuel Spill At Norfolk Naval Shipyard; Norfolk, Va
  32. NOAAORR-106832023-10-25 → 2023-11-08
    Snohomish county, wa
    Tug Vessel Sunk; Tulalip Bay Marina, Wa
  33. NOAAORR-106812023-10-24 → 2023-11-07
    Galliano, la, USA
    Crude Oil Discharge From Flowline Into Marsh; Galliano, la
  34. NOAAORR-106802023-10-24 → 2023-11-07
    Satellite imagery detects suspected oil spill; se gulf of mexico, nw of key west, fl
  35. NOAAORR-106792023-10-22 → 2023-11-05
    Cut off, la, USA
    Well Blowout In Little Lake; Cut Off, la
  36. NOAAORR-106822023-10-17 → 2023-10-31
    1On october 17, 2023, the texas petroleum investment company (tpic) reported an approx 5bbl (210-gallon)…
    Spill of Crude Oil From Flowline Into Marsh; Centerville, la · La
  37. NOAAORR-106772023-10-12 → 2023-10-26
    Bandon, or, USA
    Mystery Tar Balls; Bandon, Or
  38. NOAAORR-106762023-10-11 → 2023-10-25
    Boothville-venice, la, USA
    Barge On Fire In Grand Bay; Boothville-venice, la
  39. NOAAORR-106752023-10-11 → 2023-10-25
    Kake harbor, kake, ak 99830, USA
    Sunken Vessel In Kake Harbor; Kake, Ak
  40. NOAAORR-106782023-10-08 → 2023-10-22
    Slidell, la, USA
    Mystery Discharge Eden Isle; Slidell, la
  41. NOAAORR-106732023-10-06 → 2023-10-20
    Barge discharges heavy fuel oil into intercoastal waterway; franklin, la
  42. NOAAORR-106722023-10-04 → 2023-10-18
    Charlotte amalie west, st
    Cargo Vessel MV Bonnie G Aground; St · Thomas, Usvi
  43. NOAAORR-106742023-10-02 → 2023-10-16
    On october 2, 2023, approximately 100bbl of crude oil was discharged into a trench from the hilcorp burrwood…
    Crude Oil Discharged Into Trench From Well Flowline; Louisiana · La
  44. NOAAORR-106692023-09-26 → 2023-10-10
    Little potato slough, stockton, ca
    Tug Mazapeta Sunk; Little Potato Slough, Stockton, Ca
  45. NOAAORR-106662023-09-16 → 2023-09-30
    Bar harbor, me, USA
    MV Eden Star Grounding; Bar Harbor, Me, USA
  46. NOAAORR-106652023-09-16 → 2023-09-30
    8855 se otty rd, happy valley, or 97086
    Fire At Clackamas County-owned Building; Happy Valley, Or
  47. NOAAORR-106642023-09-14 → 2023-09-28
    Galveston, tx, USA
    Red Tide Inquiry; Galveston, Tx, USA
  48. NOAAORR-106672023-09-13 → 2023-09-27
    Montville, ct, USA
    Overfill Spill On Offshore Supply Ship; Montville, Ct
  49. NOAAORR-106612023-09-08 → 2023-09-22
    Diesel from tanker truck released into tributary of union slough, everett, wa
  50. NOAAORR-106592023-09-01 → 2023-09-15
    Petersburg, fl, USA
    Crude Oil Spill At Port Manatee In Tampa Bay, Fl · St

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