Spills & pollution incidents in 2025

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 2025
140
still in force
0
vs 2024
-11%
first · last
01-08 · 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 IncidentNews137
  • HYDROPAC3

Where · top seas

Gulf of Mexico4734%
North Atlantic Ocean2820%
North Pacific Ocean2317%
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia1914%
Gulf of Alaska139%
Bering Sea43%
South Pacific Ocean21%
Caribbean Sea11%
Beaufort Sea11%
Indian Ocean11%

All spills & pollution incidents issued in 2025 · 140

  1. NOAAORR-110962025-12-31 → 2026-01-14
    Juneau, ak, USA
    Fifteen Vessels Sunk At Dock In Se Alaska Harbors
  2. NOAAORR-110942025-12-29 → 2026-01-12
    8GR7+R7 pascagoula, ms, USA
    Hydrogen Sulfide Release At Refinery; Pascagoula, Mississippi
  3. NOAAORR-110932025-12-24 → 2026-01-07
    Cabrillo & puerto vallarta, santa barbara, ca 93103, USA
    Beached Sailboat On East Beach; Santa Barbara, California
  4. NOAAORR-110922025-12-15 → 2025-12-29
    Dillon beach, ca, USA
    Vessel Adrift; Dillon Beach, California
  5. NOAAORR-110902025-12-08 → 2025-12-22
    Prince william sound, ak
    Vessel Grounding; Prince William Sound, Alaska
  6. NOAAORR-110892025-11-26 → 2025-12-10
    East rockaway, ny
    Dielectric Spill Into Mill River; East Rockaway, New York
  7. NOAAORR-110882025-11-23 → 2025-12-07
    On november 23, 2025, an asset of hilcorp released an unknown quantity of crude oil into terrebonne bay,…
    Crude Oil Spill At Hilcorp Asset; Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana · La
  8. NOAAORR-110872025-11-21 → 2025-12-05
    Containership fire at port of los angeles; long beach, california
  9. NOAAORR-110852025-11-18 → 2025-12-02
    Nantucket, ma 02554, USA
    Dead Sperm Whale Drift Analyses; Nantucket, Massachusetts
  10. NOAAORR-110862025-11-17 → 2025-12-01
    Grays harbor, wa, USA
    Debris Field From F/V Addy C; Grays Harbor, Washington
  11. NOAAORR-110832025-11-14 → 2025-11-28
    On november 14, 2025, the U.S
    Pipeline Leak; Breton Sound, Louisiana · La
  12. NOAAORR-110822025-11-12 → 2025-11-26
    Dauphin island al, USA
    Produced Water Leak From Pipeline; Dauphin Island, Alabama
  13. NOAAORR-110842025-11-11 → 2025-11-25
    Flowline leak and in situ burn; south pass 24, louisiana
  14. NOAAORR-110812025-11-06 → 2025-11-20
    Kingston ferry dock, kingston, wa 98346, USA
    Tug Mollusk Sinking; Kingston Ferry Dock, Kingston, Washington
  15. NOAAORR-110802025-10-31 → 2025-11-14
    Oil discharge at castex energy–lafourche 23 #1 well site; golden meadow, louisiana
  16. NOAAORR-110792025-10-30 → 2025-11-13
    On october 30, 2025, the on-call noaa scientific support coordinator (ssc) was notified by washington dept
    Grounded Fishing Vessel Nora; Indianola, Washington · Indianola, Wa
  17. NOAAORR-110782025-10-30 → 2025-11-13
    Gulf of alaska
    Fishing Vessel Great Pacific Adrift; Gulf of Alaska
  18. NOAAORR-110772025-10-29 → 2025-11-12
    855V+72, galveston, tx, USA
    Low Sulphur Fuel Oil Spill; Galveston, Texas
  19. NOAAORR-110762025-10-21 → 2025-11-04
    Petersburg, fl, USA
    Sunken Shrimp Boat; St · Petersburg, Florida · St
  20. NOAAORR-110732025-10-13 → 2025-10-27
    Kuskokwim delta, ak, USA
    Post-typhoon Halong Impacts; Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
  21. NOAAORR-110722025-10-03 → 2025-10-17
    Fire and oil spill on commercial fishing vessel; breton sound, louisiana
  22. NOAAORR-110712025-09-29 → 2025-10-13
    Derelict fishing vessel sunk in pamlico sound; buxton, north carolina
  23. NOAAORR-110702025-09-24 → 2025-10-08
    On 9/24/25, the U.S
    Grounding of Fishing Vessel Addie L; Kake, Alaska · Kake, Ak
  24. NOAAORR-110692025-09-22 → 2025-10-06
    Multiple mpsrs (marine pollution surveillance reports) from the national environmental satellite, data, and…
    Mystery Sheens In Main Pass, Louisiana
  25. NOAAORR-110682025-09-19 → 2025-10-03
    5410 marine view drive tacoma, wa, USA
    Recreational Vessel Sunk In Commencement Bay; Tacoma, Washington
  26. NOAAORR-110672025-09-18 → 2025-10-02
    120 washington beach ave, bremerton, wa 98337, USA
    Sunken Tug At Marina; Bremerton, Washington
  27. NOAAORR-110642025-09-11 → 2025-09-25
    Shipping container spill, port of long beach; long beach, california
  28. NOAAORR-110652025-09-07 → 2025-09-21
    Recreational vessel cairdeas sinking, sinclair inlet; bremerton, washington
  29. NOAAORR-110632025-09-05 → 2025-09-19
    Fuel oil spill: M/V msc vancouver and fuel barge; morgan's point, texas
  30. NOAAORR-110612025-09-02 → 2025-09-16
    Kodiak island, ak
    F/V Sea Ern Grounding; Kodiak Island, Alaska
  31. NOAAORR-110572025-08-26 → 2025-09-09
    Satellite imagery report, high island 170 block; gulf of america
  32. NOAAORR-110582025-08-26 → 2025-09-09
    Wave height data request for island of rota; commonwealth of the northern marianas islands
  33. NOAAORR-110592025-08-26 → 2025-09-09
    Coast guard (uscg) sector honolulu notified the scientific support coordinator (ssc) that a grotto tour boat…
    Sunken Tour Boat, Wailua River Pier; Kauai; Hawaii · Hawaii · U.S
  34. NOAAORR-110562025-08-22 → 2025-09-05
    Ketchikan, ak, USA
    Heating Oil Discharge At Point Higgens School; Ketchikan, Alaska
  35. NOAAORR-110602025-08-22 → 2025-09-05
    63399 US-51, roseland, la 70456, USA
    Smitty's Supply Fire (epa Lead); Roseland, Louisiana
  36. NOAAORR-110552025-08-21 → 2025-09-04
    7J3F+MJ dauphin island, al, USA
    Mystery Sheen, Petit Bois Pass; Dauphin Island, Alabama
  37. NOAAORR-110542025-08-20 → 2025-09-03
    Port fourchon, la, USA
    Oil Spill In Timbalier Bay; Port Fourchon, Louisiana
  38. NOAAORR-110522025-08-19 → 2025-09-02
    6CWR+QX baltimore, md, USA
    Explosion Aboard M/V W-sapphire; Baltimore, Maryland
  39. NOAAORR-110532025-08-19 → 2025-09-02
    JW56+VX newport, or, USA
    Fishing Vessel Das Bug Sinking; Newport, Oregon
  40. NOAAORR-110512025-08-18 → 2025-09-01
    Discharge from abandoned wellhead, south pass 28; port eads, louisiana
  41. NOAAORR-110492025-08-14 → 2025-08-28
    Benzene discharge from barge into neches river; port neches, texas
  42. NOAAORR-110482025-08-12 → 2025-08-26
    2025 mendenhall glacier flood event; juneau, alaska
  43. NOAAORR-110462025-08-09 → 2025-08-23
    Passenger ship aground outside kewalo basin harbor; honolulu, hawaii
  44. NOAAORR-110452025-08-06 → 2025-08-20
    1609 12th st, bellingham, wa 98225, USA
    Diesel Spill Into Padden Creek; Bellingham, Washington
  45. NOAAORR-110442025-08-02 → 2025-08-16
    Gulf of alaska
    Tug Sea Ranger Sinking; Gulf of Alaska
  46. NOAAORR-110472025-07-30 → 2025-08-13
    Juneau, ak 99801, USA
    Dead Humpback Whale; Juneau, Alaska
  47. NOAAORR-110402025-07-27 → 2025-08-10
    Aircraft crash near point pinos, monterey bay; pacific grove, california
  48. NOAAORR-110382025-07-25 → 2025-08-08
    Hazardous substance containers; montague island, prince william sound, alaska
  49. HYDROPAC 1864/252025-07-23 → 2026-04-17
    Oil spill response operations in progress until further notice in vicinity 18-07.52S 178-25.57E
    Western South Pacific · Fiji
  50. NOAAORR-110392025-07-22 → 2025-08-05
    Venice, la, USA
    Release of Oil Into Venice Dome Outlet; Venice, Louisiana

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