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-107832024-05-10 → 2024-05-24
    4023 mayne ln, ferndale, wa 98248, USA
    Fishing Vessel Sinking Near Sandy Point; Ferndale, Wa
  2. NOAAORR-107812024-05-09 → 2024-05-23
    Fire island, ny, USA
    Mystery Tar Ball Event Near Fire Island; Long Island, Ny
  3. NOAAORR-107782024-05-03 → 2024-05-17
    Commercial fishing vessel sunk; henry island, san juan islands, wa
  4. NOAAORR-107772024-05-02 → 2024-05-16
    San juan, puerto rico
    Chronic Release of Oil From Pier Nine; San Juan, Puerto Rico
  5. NOAAORR-107752024-05-02 → 2024-05-16
    1802 20th avenue, astoria, ny 11105, USA
    Discharge of Lubricating Oil Into East River, New York, Ny
  6. NOAAORR-107792024-05-01 → 2024-05-15
    Sheen reported in fishermen’s bend, statter harbor, auke bay, juneau, ak
  7. NOAAORR-107802024-04-30 → 2024-05-14
    On april 30, 2024, staff from noaa fisheries protected resources division contacted the noaa ssc requesting…
    Humpback Whale Drift Analyses; Marblehead, Ma · Marblehead, Ma
  8. NOAAORR-107732024-04-24 → 2024-05-08
    Pipeline leak, west cameron lease block 564; offshore louisiana
  9. NOAAORR-107722024-04-19 → 2024-05-03
    Makah bay, wa
    F/V Lil' Monster Sunk; Makah Bay, Wa
  10. NOAAORR-107712024-04-17 → 2024-05-01
    Squaxin island l, wa, USA
    Tug Island Venture Grounding; Squaxin Island, Wa
  11. NOAAORR-107702024-04-15 → 2024-04-29
    Dungeness spit, wa, USA
    Disabled Uscg Vessel; Dungeness Spit, Wa
  12. NOAAORR-107692024-04-09 → 2024-04-23
    Offshore north bend, or, USA
    Mystery Sheen; Offshore North Bend, Or
  13. NOAAORR-107682024-04-04 → 2024-04-18
    Floating tar patties from dismantling of hilcorp boudreaux canal barge; chauvin, la
  14. NOAAORR-107672024-03-30 → 2024-04-13
    Off virginia coast
    Right Whale Carcass Off Virginia Coast
  15. NOAAORR-107662024-03-29 → 2024-04-12
    Anchorage, ak, USA
    Release From Old Landfill On Jber Property; Anchorage, Ak
  16. NOAAORR-107652024-03-28 → 2024-04-11
    Point reyes, ca
    Grounded F/V Westerly; Point Reyes, Ca
  17. NOAAORR-107612024-03-26 → 2024-04-09
    Baltimore, md, USA
    Francis Scott Key Bridge Major Marine Casualty; Baltimore, Md
  18. NOAAORR-107602024-03-25 → 2024-04-08
    Horsepen bayou crude oil and produced water discharge; houston, tx
  19. NOAAORR-107592024-03-22 → 2024-04-05
    439 w york st, norfolk, va 23510, USA
    Noaa Ship Thomas Jefferson; Norfolk, Va
  20. NOAAORR-107582024-03-20 → 2024-04-03
    On march 20, 2024, the uccg received reports of a mystery slick in breton sound from two local osros
    Mystery Oil Spill; Breton Sound, la · La
  21. NOAAORR-107562024-03-15 → 2024-03-29
    Coast guard cutter alder; wnw of fort bragg, ca
    Diesel Spill From U.S
  22. NOAAORR-107552024-03-14 → 2024-03-28
    On march 14, 2024, the navy osc notified noaa ssc of a spill from a pipeline that transports bilge slops…
    Pipeline Spill of Bilge Slops; Naval Base Bangor, Wa · Wa
  23. NOAAORR-107532024-03-13 → 2024-03-27
    Buras-triumph, la, USA
    Midsteam Pipeline Mississippi River Spill; Buras-triumph, la
  24. NOAAORR-107522024-03-08 → 2024-03-22
    In situ burn of oil spill at whitney oil & gas, lake hatch B-42; houma, la
  25. NOAAORR-107512024-03-08 → 2024-03-22
    Off huntington beach, ca
    Sheen Report; Off Huntington Beach, Ca
  26. NOAAORR-107502024-03-05 → 2024-03-19
    Request for whale carcass drift analysis off the north carolina coast
  27. NOAAORR-107492024-03-02 → 2024-03-16
    North slope, ak
    Diesel Spill On Ice At Nanushuk Operations Pad; North Slope, Ak
  28. NOAAORR-107482024-02-26 → 2024-03-11
    Seekonk river, east providence, ri 02914, USA
    Sunken Recreational Vessel; Seekonk River, East Providence, Ri
  29. NAVAREA IV 206/242024-02-24 → 2026-08-14
    Oil spill response operations in Caribbean Sea near Netherlands Antilles at 12-42.15N 068-05.56W and 12-25.00N 067-46.00W; wide berth requested.
    Caribbean Sea · Netherlands Antilles
  30. NOAAORR-107462024-02-22 → 2024-03-07
    Gulf of aden
    Damaged Freighter Rubymar, Red Sea; Gulf of Aden
  31. NOAAORR-107472024-02-20 → 2024-03-05
    Hydraulic fluid discharge from jack-up rig; gulf state park pier; gulf shores, al
  32. NAVAREA IV 177/242024-02-15 → 2026-08-14
    Salvage and oil spill response operations are ongoing near 11-08.07N 060-46.55W, Trinidad and Tobago, eastern Caribbean Sea; wide berth requested.
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  33. NOAAORR-107442024-02-14 → 2024-02-28
    Dead north atlantic right whale; floating off the coast of georgia
  34. NOAAORR-107432024-02-13 → 2024-02-27
    On 14 feb 2024 uscg sector san juan reported they were responding to an abandoned drum on mona island
    Abandoned Drum; Mona Island, Pr · Culebra, Pr
  35. NOAAORR-107422024-02-10 → 2024-02-24
    Bodega bay, ca
    Grounded Fishing Vessel Aleutian Storm; Bodega Bay, Ca
  36. NOAAORR-107382024-02-09 → 2024-02-23
    On february 6, 2024, a loading arm at marathon dock 40, texas city, discharged oil into galveston bay during…
    Heavy Fuel Oil Discharge Into Galveston Bay; Texas City, Tx · Texas
  37. NOAAORR-107392024-02-09 → 2024-02-23
    Kwigillingok, ak 99622, USA
    Diesel Discharge; Kwigillingok, Ak
  38. NOAAORR-107372024-02-08 → 2024-02-22
    Black lake, hackberry, la, USA
    Crude Oil Spill Into Black Lake, Hackberry, la
  39. NOAAORR-107402024-02-07 → 2024-02-21
    24 lost shipping containers; offshore of monterey, ca
  40. NOAAORR-107352024-02-06 → 2024-02-20
    North atlantic right whale mortality: hindcast request; edgartown, ma (martha's vineyard)
  41. NOAAORR-107322024-02-04 → 2024-02-18
    F/V jacob pike sunk in shallow water; new meadows river, harpswell, me
  42. NOAAORR-107312024-02-01 → 2024-02-15
    Eastern pacific between los angeles & hawaii
    Overdue Sailboat; Eastern Pacific Between Los Angeles & Hawaii
  43. NOAAORR-107292024-01-30 → 2024-02-13
    Port hueneme, ca
    Tanker Truck Lube Oil Release; Port Hueneme, Ca
  44. NOAAORR-107282024-01-30 → 2024-02-13
    Solana beach, ca
    Gray Whale Carcass; Solana Beach, Ca
  45. NOAAORR-107272024-01-26 → 2024-02-09
    On january 24, 2024, a barge collision on the san jacinto river caused a hole in one tank of a barge,…
    Naptha Discharge, San Jacinto River, Channelview, Tx
  46. NOAAORR-107262024-01-25 → 2024-02-08
    Sulfuric acid drum, corpus christi inner harbor; corpus christi, tx
  47. NOAAORR-107242024-01-24 → 2024-02-07
    On january 24, 2024, uscg sector southeast alaska reported they were responding to eight sunken vessels…
    Heavy Snow Loads Sinking Vessels; Juneau, Ak · Juneau, Ak
  48. NOAAORR-107222024-01-22 → 2024-02-05
    161 robert gray dr, ilwaco, wa 98624
    Fire At Ilwaco Landing On Columbia River; Ilwaco, Wa
  49. NOAAORR-107202024-01-21 → 2024-02-04
    Stormwater outfall oil discharge; dominguez channel, long beach, ca
  50. NOAAORR-107192024-01-20 → 2024-02-03
    Notification only early in the morning of january 20, 2024, a barge allision at magellan terminals, located…
    Naptha Discharge; Houston Ship Channel, Tx · Houston, Texas

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