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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By NAVAREA series

  • 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-106602023-09-01 → 2023-09-15
    Mona island, pr
    Grounded Drug-running Submarine
  2. NOAAORR-106632023-09-01 → 2023-09-15
    550 monster rd sw, renton, wa 98057
    Cooking Oil Spill Into Black River, Renton, Wa
  3. NOAAORR-106562023-08-28 → 2023-09-11
    Big bend, florida
    Hurricane Idalia, Gulf of Mexico
  4. NOAAORR-106572023-08-28 → 2023-09-11
    26-foot cabin cruiser sunk, bellingham bay, bellingham, wa
  5. NOAAORR-106582023-08-27 → 2023-09-10
    53-foot motor yacht adrift off big sur, ca
  6. NOAAORR-106552023-08-24 → 2023-09-07
    38-foot fishing vessel listing, funter bay, angoon, ak
  7. NOAAORR-106542023-08-23 → 2023-09-06
    Fishing vessel taking on water, westport marina, grays harbor, wa
  8. NOAAORR-106532023-08-21 → 2023-09-04
    53-foot recreational vessel sunk near seguin island, me
  9. NOAAORR-106522023-08-17 → 2023-08-31
    43-Foot vessel sunk near bolsa chica wetlands, huntington beach, ca
  10. NOAAORR-106512023-08-17 → 2023-08-31
    169-Foot fishing vessel leaking anhydrous ammonia; tacoma, wa
  11. NOAAORR-106482023-08-09 → 2023-08-23
    North myrtle beach, sc, USA
    Tug Sunk Offshore From Myrtle Beach, Sc
  12. NOAAORR-106502023-08-09 → 2023-08-23
    Lahaina harbor, lahaina, hi
    Lahaina Wildfires, Lahaina Harbor, Hi
  13. NOAAORR-106472023-08-06 → 2023-08-20
    Mendenhall river, juneau, ak 99801, USA
    Flooding of Mendenhall Lake and River, Juneau, Ak
  14. NOAAORR-106452023-08-01 → 2023-08-15
    Commercial fishing vessel aground in gastineau channel, juneau, ak
  15. NOAAORR-106432023-07-31 → 2023-08-14
    Port eads, la, USA
    Spill From Pipeline Into Joseph Bayou, Port Eads, la
  16. NOAAORR-106712023-07-25 → 2023-08-08
    Ocean shores, wa
    Mystery Tar Balls, Ocean Shores, Wa
  17. NOAAORR-106422023-07-25 → 2023-08-08
    Hole in flow line results in spill into open water, west delta block 29, la
  18. NOAAORR-106382023-07-22 → 2023-08-05
    On july 22, 2023, a compressor caught fire on a cox operating platform in viosca knoll
    Platform Fire and Diesel Spill In Viosca Knoll, la · La
  19. NOAAORR-106402023-07-22 → 2023-08-05
    Mystery sheen reported, south timbalier block 22, port fourchon, la
  20. NOAAORR-106392023-07-21 → 2023-08-04
    Crude oil discharge into delta national wild refuge, pilottown, la
  21. NOAAORR-106372023-07-21 → 2023-08-04
    Offloading of undocumented/suspect hazmat in shipping containers, savannah, ga
  22. NOAAORR-106362023-07-20 → 2023-08-03
    12350 ne sandy blvd, portland, or 97230, USA
    Fire At Former Kmart Building, Portland, Or
  23. NOAAORR-106412023-07-19 → 2023-08-02
    Sheen from offshore platform, west delta block 75, la
  24. NOAAORR-106352023-07-17 → 2023-07-31
    Grounded 48' recreational vessel on stewart island, wa
  25. NOAAORR-106312023-07-13 → 2023-07-27
    Discharge of biodegradable hydraulic fluid offshore galveston, tx
  26. NOAAORR-106322023-07-12 → 2023-07-26
    Satellite reports detect mystery sheen in high island area 536, offshore texas
  27. NOAAORR-106302023-07-08 → 2023-07-22
    Lafitte, la, USA
    Spill From Bulk Transfer Pipeline In Barataria Bay, Lafitte, la
  28. NOAAORR-106332023-07-07 → 2023-07-21
    Platform fire at facility, cantarell oil field, bay of campeche, offshore mexico
  29. NOAAORR-106282023-07-06 → 2023-07-20
    371 craneway street newark, nj
    Fire Aboard Car Carrier Vessel, Port Newark, Nj
  30. NOAAORR-106292023-07-06 → 2023-07-20
    Oil spill from flowline into delta national wildlife refuge, boothville-venice, la
  31. NOAAORR-106272023-07-04 → 2023-07-18
    On july 4, 2023, tarballs were reported on the beach at surfside beach, extending approximately 3 miles down…
    Tarballs Reported At Surfside Beach, Freeport, Tx · Freeport, Tx
  32. NOAAORR-106262023-06-30 → 2023-07-14
    108’ vessel aground, brownsville marina, wa
  33. NOAAORR-106252023-06-27 → 2023-07-11
    Bay city, texas
    Tarballs Reported On Sargent Beach, Bay City, Texas
  34. HYDROLANT 1374/232023-06-20 → 2023-06-21
    Anti pollution exercises 210800Z to 212000Z jun in areas bound by 23-45.88S 045-03.23W, 23-45.88S…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  35. NOAAORR-106232023-06-20 → 2023-07-04
    Satellite report indicates potential oil slick, fort lauderdale, fl
  36. NOAAORR-106212023-06-15 → 2023-06-29
    North pacific ocean
    Oil Anomalies Detected By Satellite Imagery, Se Alaska
  37. NOAAORR-106222023-06-14 → 2023-06-28
    Horn island ms
    Commercial Fishing Vessel Hard Aground, Horn Island, Ms
  38. NOAAORR-106202023-06-13 → 2023-06-27
    On june 13, 2023, the uscg sector columbia river notified the ssc for the pacific northwest that the 47’ F/V…
    Fishing Vessel Taking On Water Off Southern Oregon Coast · Oregon Coast
  39. NOAAORR-106182023-06-11 → 2023-06-25
    Tanker truck explosion/fire leads to collapse of I-95 overpass, philadelphia, pa
  40. NOAAORR-106162023-06-09 → 2023-06-23
    Sheen from sunken fishing vessel in five fathom creek, mcclellan, sc
  41. NOAAORR-106192023-06-09 → 2023-06-23
    Sheen discharging near abandoned platform in high island block 24, jefferson county, tx
  42. NOAAORR-106152023-06-03 → 2023-06-17
    4359 w tank farm rd, lake charles, la
    Storage Tank Fire At Refinery, Lake Charles, la
  43. NOAAORR-106142023-06-02 → 2023-06-16
    Damaged/leaking 55-gallon drum, shishmaref, ak
  44. NOAAORR-106132023-05-26 → 2023-06-09
    Teller, ak, USA
    Diesel Storage Tank Release, Teller, Ak
  45. NOAAORR-106122023-05-24 → 2023-06-07
    On may 23, 2023, a pipeline rupture in the apollo energy cameron meadows field discharged an estimated 2 bbl…
    Pipeline Rupture of Crude Oil Into Marsh Area, Hackberry, la · Hackberry, La,
  46. NOAAORR-106112023-05-20 → 2023-06-03
    Twin otter airplane crash, 35 miles west of pacifica, ca
  47. NOAAORR-106102023-05-17 → 2023-05-31
    Corpus christi, tx
    Refinery Fire, Inner Harbor, Corpus Christi, Tx
  48. NOAAORR-106072023-05-09 → 2023-05-23
    Release of petroleum coke (pet) from sunk barge, mm 54 of lower mississippi river, davant, la
  49. NAVAREA IV 508/232023-05-08 → 2023-05-12
    Oil spill response operations 111000Z to 120100Z may by M/V sd power and M/V madam kalina in 06-56.91N…
    Western North Atlantic · Guyana
  50. NOAAORR-106062023-05-05 → 2023-05-19
    5900 hwy 225, deer park, tx 77536
    Explosion and Fire At Refinery, Deer Park, Tx

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