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-107232024-01-19 → 2024-02-02
    On january 18,2024, a tpic facility in sweet lake, la discharged an estimated 30 gallons of high paraffin…
    Tpic Sweet Lake Discharge; Cameron, la · Cameron, la
  2. NOAAORR-107182024-01-17 → 2024-01-31
    On january 17, 2024, the uscg sector puget sound notified the noaa ssc nw that the M/V oz went aground…
    M/V Oz Aground, Spieden Island, San Juan Islands, Wa
  3. NOAAORR-107332024-01-15 → 2024-01-29
    In january, uscg sector honolulu contacted the pacific islands ssc to request assistance facilitating…
    S/V Altego Ii; Lahaina, Maui · Lahaina, Maui
  4. NOAAORR-107172024-01-14 → 2024-01-28
    North slope, ak
    Pipeline Discharge; North Slope, Ak
  5. NOAAORR-107212024-01-11 → 2024-01-25
    7305 beach dr e, port orchard, wa 98366, USA
    Propylene Glycol Spill; Port Orchard, Wa
  6. NOAAORR-107342024-01-10 → 2024-01-24
    On january 10, uscg sector honolulu contacted the pacific islands ssc to request assistance facilitating…
    M/V Chaparral Grounding; Kihei, Maui · Kihei, Maui
  7. NOAAORR-107162024-01-07 → 2024-01-21
    Pilottown, la, USA
    Mystery Sheen; Vicinity of Coquille Bay, la
  8. NOAAORR-107152024-01-04 → 2024-01-18
    Corpus christi, tx
    Widespread Unknown Odor; Area of Corpus Christi, Tx

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