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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  • 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-110362025-07-21 → 2025-08-04
    Towing vessel aground; mile marker 526 of mississippi river, arkansas
  2. NOAAORR-110342025-07-18 → 2025-08-01
    Tanker truck accident and fuel spill into indian creek; highway 101 at milepost 298.2, washington
  3. NOAAORR-110352025-07-17 → 2025-07-31
    Port sulphur, la, USA
    Oil Spill In Bay Lanaux; Port Sulphur, Louisiana
  4. NOAAORR-110332025-07-11 → 2025-07-25
    Oil spill into delta national wildlife refuge; pilottown, louisiana
  5. NOAAORR-110322025-07-03 → 2025-07-17
    Methacrylic acid release into mississippi river; st rose, louisiana
  6. NOAAORR-110312025-07-02 → 2025-07-16
    Potential discharge of oil, west cameron block 2, cameron parish, louisiana
  7. NOAAORR-109992025-06-30 → 2025-07-14
    Pilot point, ak, USA
    Grounding of F/V Happy Hooker; Pilot Point, Alaska
  8. NOAAORR-109972025-06-28 → 2025-07-12
    Potential discharge from 60-foot sailboat; cape canaveral, florida
  9. NOAAORR-109962025-06-27 → 2025-07-11
    Potential discharge of oil from flowline; vicinity of lake barre, louisiana
  10. NOAAORR-109982025-06-25 → 2025-07-09
    Drift analysis for deceased whale in barnegat inlet; berkeley township, new jersey
  11. NOAAORR-109952025-06-24 → 2025-07-08
    North slope, alaska
    Seal Island Mystery Sheen; North Slope, Alaska
  12. NOAAORR-109922025-06-23 → 2025-07-07
    Offshore new york
    Drift Analyses For Deceased Humpback Whale; Offshore New York
  13. NOAAORR-109832025-06-18 → 2025-07-02
    Sinking of commercial F/V triple threat; off nantucket, massachusetts
  14. NOAAORR-109892025-06-18 → 2025-07-02
    Lost shipping container of plastic bags; admiralty island, alaska
  15. NOAAORR-109822025-06-15 → 2025-06-29
    San clemente island; southern california
    Sheen Near San Clemente Island; Southern California
  16. NOAAORR-109842025-06-09 → 2025-06-23
    Mystery oil slick in breton sound block 51; gulf of america
  17. NOAAORR-109792025-06-09 → 2025-06-23
    Hilton head island, broad creek, sc
    M/V Kuma Grounded; Hilton Head, South Carolina
  18. NOAAORR-109782025-06-08 → 2025-06-22
    San diego, ca
    Crashed Private Plane; San Diego, California
  19. NOAAORR-109762025-06-05 → 2025-06-19
    797G+J9 baltimore, md, USA
    Diesel Spill At East Harbor Marina; Patapsco River, Maryland
  20. NOAAORR-109742025-06-04 → 2025-06-18
    Uscg responded to a fire on board the M/V morning midas, a 600-foot car carrier
    Fire On Board M/V Morning Midas; North Pacific · North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 1427/252025-06-03 → 2025-12-04
    59 meter vessel, partially submerged in 18-07.52S 178-25.57E
    Western South Pacific · Fiji
  22. NOAAORR-109862025-06-01 → 2025-06-15
    Mystery sheen in alaminos canyon 687; offshore texas, gulf of america
  23. NOAAORR-109872025-05-29 → 2025-06-12
    Oil spill from platform in eloi bay; offshore louisiana, gulf of america
  24. NOAAORR-109722025-05-29 → 2025-06-12
    Western channel, sitka, ak, USA
    Sunken Vessel, Western Channel; Sitka, Alaska
  25. NOAAORR-109732025-05-29 → 2025-06-12
    Vessel sinking in olympic coast national marine sanctuary; near cape flattery, washington
  26. NOAAORR-109882025-05-25 → 2025-06-08
    Mystery sheens: ship shoal 276; offshore louisiana, gulf of america
  27. NOAAORR-109702025-05-23 → 2025-06-06
    Overflow of tpic tank at romere pass facility; boothville-venice, louisiana
  28. NOAAORR-109692025-05-20 → 2025-06-03
    The uscg sector guam command center contacted the ssc for the pacific islands for assistance in determining…
    Flares Observed; Guam · Guam
  29. NOAAORR-109682025-05-20 → 2025-06-03
    Venice, la, USA
    Well Discharge, Lobo Operating Grand Bay; Venice, Louisiana
  30. NOAAORR-109852025-05-13 → 2025-05-27
    Houma, la, USA
    Oil Spill In South Lake Hatch Oil Field; Houma, Louisiana
  31. NOAAORR-109662025-05-09 → 2025-05-23
    Sinking FV captain raleigh discharging diesel; grays harbor, washington
  32. NOAAORR-109652025-04-30 → 2025-05-14
    The noaa hazmat duty officer received a call from uscg sector los angeles - long beach regarding a 1045-foot…
    Potential Release; Offshore California
  33. NOAAORR-109642025-04-26 → 2025-05-10
    Well #59 incident: well blowout, garden island bay; port eads, louisiana
  34. NOAAORR-109622025-04-24 → 2025-05-08
    M/V maunalei leaking lubricant; port of alaska, anchorage, alaska
  35. NOAAORR-109602025-04-21 → 2025-05-05
    Oil spill at apache corporation west delta platform; se of grand isle, louisiana
  36. NOAAORR-109592025-04-18 → 2025-05-02
    Lyndhurst, nj, USA
    Vegetable Oil Spill; North Arlington, New Jersey
  37. NOAAORR-109572025-04-14 → 2025-04-28
    F/V miss jodie ashore, flagler beach, south of st augustine, florida
  38. NOAAORR-109582025-04-14 → 2025-04-28
    Satellite imagery documents sheen; tpic main pass 81 b, south platform, louisiana
  39. NOAAORR-109532025-04-11 → 2025-04-25
    Diesel leaking from F/V eileen rita outside boston harbor; hull, massachusetts
  40. NOAAORR-109552025-04-11 → 2025-04-25
    Satellite imagery identifies potential oil spill; main pass 81, wellhead 36, louisiana
  41. NOAAORR-109562025-04-11 → 2025-04-25
    Satellite imagery identifies potential oil spill; tpic wellhead, main pass jk north, louisiana
  42. NOAAORR-109512025-04-10 → 2025-04-24
    Jersey city, nj, USA
    Helicopter Crash Into Hudson River; Jersey City, New Jersey
  43. NOAAORR-109502025-04-10 → 2025-04-24
    Virginia beach, va
    Possible Discharge From Crane Vessel; Offshore Virginia
  44. NOAAORR-109542025-04-10 → 2025-04-24
    The national response center received several separate calls regarding a sheen in the ballard ship canal /…
    Sheen In Salmon Bay; Seattle, Washington · Seattle, Wa
  45. NOAAORR-109522025-04-09 → 2025-04-23
    Leak in flowline detected by satellite imagery; triumph, louisiana
  46. NOAAORR-109472025-04-08 → 2025-04-22
    Calle lindbergh despues blev
    Derelict Vessel Sinking/sheening; San Juan, Puerto Rico
  47. NOAAORR-109462025-04-02 → 2025-04-16
    On april 2, 2025, the local nws weather forecast office staff contacted their noaa ssc to relay a report…
    Possible Hazmat Spill; Crockett, California · Crockett, Ca
  48. NOAAORR-109452025-04-01 → 2025-04-15
    Tpic facility condensate and oil release; southwest pass and cockler bay, louisiana
  49. NOAAORR-109432025-03-31 → 2025-04-14
    Diesel spill between cape pankof and sand point; aleutian islands, alaska
  50. NOAAORR-109442025-03-31 → 2025-04-14
    Discharge from oil and gas production platform; cook inlet, alaska

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