Spills & pollution incidents in 2024

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 2024
158
still in force
1
vs 2023
+10%
first · last
01-04 · 12-31

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so this year is under-counted.

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By NAVAREA series

  • NOAA IncidentNews155
  • NAVAREA IV3

Where · top seas

Gulf of Mexico4932%
North Pacific Ocean3020%
North Atlantic Ocean2919%
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia2214%
Caribbean Sea64%
Bering Sea64%
Gulf of Alaska64%
Beaufort Sea32%
Black Sea11%
Gulf of St. Lawrence11%

All spills & pollution incidents issued in 2024 · 158

  1. NOAAORR-108382024-08-14 → 2024-08-28
    North slope, ak
    Northstar Island Mystery Sheen; North Slope, Ak
  2. NOAAORR-108372024-08-13 → 2024-08-27
    326 e d st, tacoma, wa 98421, USA
    Bnsf Train and Tanker Truck Collision; Tacoma, Wa
  3. NOAAORR-108352024-08-12 → 2024-08-26
    F/V sky grounding in izembek national wildlife refuge; near cold bay, ak
  4. NOAAORR-108342024-08-09 → 2024-08-23
    Kuiu island, se alaska
    F/V Alaskan Capsized; Kuiu Island, Se Alaska
  5. NOAAORR-108332024-08-06 → 2024-08-20
    Off malibu, ca
    Satellite Imagery Anomaly; Off Malibu, Ca
  6. NOAAORR-108322024-08-05 → 2024-08-19
    Satellite image anomaly (potential spill) east of the delta wildlife refuge; southeast la
  7. NOAAORR-108312024-08-04 → 2024-08-18
    2024 mendenhall glacier flood event; juneau, ak
  8. NOAAORR-108302024-08-04 → 2024-08-18
    Big bend region, fl
    Tropical Storm/hurricane Debby
  9. NOAAORR-108292024-08-02 → 2024-08-16
    Port eads, la, USA
    Oil Discharge Into Joseph Bayou; Port Eads, la
  10. NOAAORR-108282024-07-29 → 2024-08-12
    Manila bay, philippines
    M/t Terra Nova Sinking and Oil Spill; Manila Bay, Philippines
  11. NOAAORR-108272024-07-28 → 2024-08-11
    Offshore corpus christi, tx
    Sunken F/V Two Ss Three Ls; Offshore Corpus Christi, Tx
  12. NOAAORR-108252024-07-27 → 2024-08-10
    Gulf of mexico
    Cargo Ship Hans Shulte Potential Hazmat Release; Gulf of Mexico
  13. NOAAORR-108262024-07-27 → 2024-08-10
    Crescent midstream tank overflow into bayou lafourche; raceland, la
  14. NOAAORR-108242024-07-25 → 2024-08-08
    Matthew island, ak
    F/V All Star Grounding; St
  15. NOAAORR-108232024-07-25 → 2024-08-08
    Sand point, ak, USA
    F/V Vicki Rae Sinking; Sand Point, Ak
  16. NOAAORR-108222024-07-24 → 2024-08-07
    Catamaran obsession grounded, vicinity of flamenco beach; culebra, puerto rico
  17. NOAAORR-108212024-07-22 → 2024-08-05
    Port mackenzie, ak, USA
    Landing Craft My Marie Sunk; Port Mackenzie, Ak
  18. NOAAORR-108182024-07-19 → 2024-08-02
    South padre island, tx, USA
    Fishing Vessel Bilge Discharge; South Padre Island, Tx
  19. NOAAORR-108192024-07-19 → 2024-08-02
    Houston shipping channel, tx, USA
    Tug Miss Peggy Sunk; Houston Shipping Channel, Tx
  20. NOAAORR-108172024-07-18 → 2024-08-01
    50nm east of chatham, ma
    Sunken Fishing Vessel Brizo; Chatham, Ma
  21. NOAAORR-108162024-07-17 → 2024-07-31
    On july 17, 2024, nesdis issued a marine pollution surveillance report (mpsr), for an anomaly offshore…
    Platform Sheen; Offshore Bolivar Peninsula, Tx · Texas
  22. NOAAORR-108152024-07-15 → 2024-07-29
    Martha's vineyard, ma
    Broken Wind Turbine Blade; Martha's Vineyard, Ma
  23. NOAAORR-108142024-07-11 → 2024-07-25
    Juneau, ak 99801, USA
    Pleasure Craft Sinks In Harris Harbor; Juneau, Ak
  24. NOAAORR-108132024-07-11 → 2024-07-25
    Whittier, ak 99693, USA
    Shoreside Diesel Spill Into Whittier Harbor; Whittier, Ak
  25. NOAAORR-108122024-07-11 → 2024-07-25
    Lafitte, la, USA
    Well Flowline Spill In Bayou Perot; Lafitte, la
  26. NOAAORR-108112024-07-05 → 2024-07-19
    As of approximately 1700 central time, on july 5, 2024, beryl was passing over the yucatan peninsula
    Hurricane Beryl; Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico · Matagorda, Tx
  27. NOAAORR-108102024-07-02 → 2024-07-16
    Rio vista, ca
    Mystery Spill In Threemile Slough; Rio Vista, Ca
  28. NOAAORR-108092024-06-26 → 2024-07-10
    Mystery sheen, main pass 80; off coast of louisiana
  29. NOAAORR-108082024-06-22 → 2024-07-06
    Oil sheen #2 off cape flattery; coastal washington state
  30. NOAAORR-108072024-06-21 → 2024-07-05
    Metlakatla, ak 99926
    Anhydrous Ammonia Release; Metlakatla, Ak
  31. NOAAORR-108042024-06-18 → 2024-07-02
    Pipeline spill at delta farms oil field, in situ burn; lafitte, la
  32. NOAAORR-108032024-06-18 → 2024-07-02
    Release of alkyl ether sulfate from chemical facility; fieldsboro, nj
  33. NOAAORR-108062024-06-18 → 2024-07-02
    Se of sand point, ak
    Sunken F/V Miss Courtney Kim; Se of Sand Point, Ak
  34. NOAAORR-108022024-06-16 → 2024-06-30
    On 16 june 2024, uscg notified noaa of multiple oil sheens off cape flattery, wa
    Oil Sheen Off Cape Flattery, Wa · Wa
  35. NOAAORR-108012024-06-11 → 2024-06-25
    Ocean shores, wa 98569, USA
    Plane Crash In Southern Washington; Ocean Shores, Wa
  36. NOAAORR-108002024-06-09 → 2024-06-23
    East of san clemente island, ca
    Two Sheens; East of San Clemente Island, Ca
  37. NOAAORR-107982024-06-07 → 2024-06-21
    Plane crash near jones island; jones island marine state park, wa
  38. NOAAORR-107962024-06-05 → 2024-06-19
    Bering strait, alaska
    M/V Norseman II Stuck In Ice; Bering Strait, Alaska
  39. NOAAORR-107942024-06-01 → 2024-06-15
    305 front st, staten island, ny 10304, USA
    MV Crane, Stapleton Anchorage, Ny Harbor; Staten Island, Ny
  40. NOAAORR-107932024-05-31 → 2024-06-14
    On may 30, 2024, at approximately 2200 local, an estimated 100 gallons of hydraulic fluid was discharged…
    Hydraulic Fluid Discharge; Offshore Freeport, Tx · Tx
  41. NOAAORR-107922024-05-30 → 2024-06-13
    On may 29, 2024, a tank battery in orangefield, tx, was struck by lightning, damaging the tank
    Cow Bayou Tank Farm Discharge; Orange, Tx · Orange, Tx
  42. NOAAORR-107902024-05-29 → 2024-06-12
    Delaware city, de, USA
    Delaware City Refinery Oil Spill; Delaware City, de
  43. NOAAORR-107892024-05-25 → 2024-06-08
    80-foot yacht atlantis taking on water; st
  44. NOAAORR-108052024-05-22 → 2024-06-05
    Little potato slough, stockton, ca
    Sheening M/V Aurora; Little Potato Slough, Stockton, Ca
  45. NOAAORR-107882024-05-19 → 2024-06-02
    Mystery tarballs and oiled birds; northern or and southern wa coastline
  46. NOAAORR-107872024-05-18 → 2024-06-01
    Cocodrie, la, USA
    Natural Gas Condensate Release At Lake Pelto; Cocodrie, la
  47. NOAAORR-107862024-05-15 → 2024-05-29
    Galveston, tx, USA
    Pelican Island Bridge Allision; Galveston, Tx
  48. NOAAORR-107852024-05-14 → 2024-05-28
    Fishing vessel north american sinking, ballard ship canal; seattle, wa
  49. NOAAORR-107842024-05-11 → 2024-05-25
    Deer park, tx
    Waste Oil Discharge, Tucker's Bayou; Deer Park, Tx
  50. NOAAORR-107822024-05-10 → 2024-05-24
    Rye, ny, USA
    Dielectric Fluid Release Into East River; New Rochelle, New York

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