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-109422025-03-29 → 2025-04-12
    Mystery sheen, main pass 24; gulf of america
  2. NOAAORR-109412025-03-28 → 2025-04-11
    Sitka, ak 99835, USA
    Mystery Blue Product, Eliason Harbor; Sitka, Alaska
  3. NOAAORR-109402025-03-28 → 2025-04-11
    Potential discharge, susitna river (ice incident #2); beluga, alaska
  4. NOAAORR-109372025-03-26 → 2025-04-09
    Pleasure craft emerald c grounded, stillwater cove; pebble beach, california
  5. NOAAORR-109362025-03-17 → 2025-03-31
    Norfolk, va, USA
    Tanker Truck Release, Colonna's Shipyard; Norfolk, Virginia
  6. NOAAORR-109352025-03-15 → 2025-03-29
    Off stinson beach, ca
    Possible Pollutant Report; Off Stinson Beach, California
  7. NOAAORR-109342025-03-13 → 2025-03-27
    Crude oil discharge, berth 55; port of long beach, california
  8. NOAAORR-109312025-03-08 → 2025-03-22
    Fuel leak from containership msc anisha r; virginia beach, virginia
  9. NOAAORR-109322025-03-08 → 2025-03-22
    Leak in underwater transfer line, whitney gas lake hatch main facility; houma, louisiana
  10. NOAAORR-109332025-03-07 → 2025-03-21
    3601 nw s river dr, miami, fl 33142, USA
    Three-yacht Fire On the Miami River; Miami, Florida
  11. NOAAORR-109292025-03-03 → 2025-03-17
    Alice b, la, USA
    Spill Into Intracoastal Waterway; Lafayette, Louisiana
  12. NOAAORR-109282025-02-27 → 2025-03-13
    Oily water leak from M/V lady angela; boat harbor, seward, alaska
  13. NOAAORR-109252025-02-23 → 2025-03-09
    South florida tarball reports, feb 23, 2025; jupiter, florida
  14. NOAAORR-109262025-02-22 → 2025-03-08
    Pleasure craft goldfinch sinking and diesel spill; port townsend, washington
  15. NOAAORR-109232025-02-21 → 2025-03-07
    Pascagoula, ms, USA
    Sulfur Dioxide Released At Refinery; Pascagoula, Mississippi
  16. NOAAORR-109242025-02-21 → 2025-03-07
    Thorne bay, ak, USA
    Vessel Capsize, Clarence Strait; Thorne Bay, Alaska
  17. NOAAORR-109212025-02-18 → 2025-03-04
    Delaware city, de, USA
    Tugboat Fire On Delaware River; Delaware City, de
  18. NOAAORR-109192025-02-14 → 2025-02-28
    6 oil at imtt bulk terminal; elizabeth river, virginia
    Spill of No
  19. NOAAORR-109172025-02-12 → 2025-02-26
    Ocracoke, nc, USA
    FV Jane Carolynn Aground In Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina
  20. NOAAORR-109182025-02-12 → 2025-02-26
    San diego bay, ca
    Navy Jet Fighter Crash; San Diego Bay, Ca
  21. NOAAORR-109132025-02-09 → 2025-02-23
    Gulf of america
    Produced Water Spill From W&t Offshore, Inc.; Gulf of America
  22. NOAAORR-109122025-02-08 → 2025-02-22
    Manalapan, fl, USA
    Mystery Tarballs, South Florida Shorelines; Manalapan, Florida
  23. NOAAORR-109112025-02-07 → 2025-02-21
    Nome, ak 99762, USA
    Missing Aircraft In Norton Sound Region; Nome, Alaska
  24. NOAAORR-109102025-02-06 → 2025-02-20
    Sand point, ak 99661, USA
    Fire At Trident Seafoods Facility; Sand Point, Alaska
  25. NOAAORR-109092025-02-03 → 2025-02-17
    Pleasure craft hookline and sinker grounded in sasanoa river; arrowsic, me
  26. NOAAORR-109072025-01-30 → 2025-02-13
    Passenger jet and army black hawk helicopter collide over potomac river; washington, dc
  27. HYDROPAC 214/252025-01-28 → 2025-06-16
    Tug sona III and two barges aground in: a. 10-22.50S 056-37.10E
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius
  28. NOAAORR-109062025-01-27 → 2025-02-10
    On january 27, 2025, the louisiana dept of wildlife and fisheries (ldwf) reported oiled shoreline, sheen in…
    Mystery Sheen and Oiled Shoreline; Bay Long, Louisiana · La, USA
  29. NOAAORR-109142025-01-27 → 2025-02-10
    Tpic well #58 main pass oil spill; main pass 80
  30. NOAAORR-109042025-01-27 → 2025-02-10
    Leak in tpic black lake tank battery 5 flowline; hackberry, la
  31. NOAAORR-109032025-01-26 → 2025-02-09
    South lake hatch oil spill from whitney oil & gas platform; houma, la
  32. NOAAORR-109152025-01-24 → 2025-02-07
    On january 24, 2025, the uscg unit at morgan city, la, notified the noaa ssc regarding a reported 5bbl spill…
    Hilcorp Facility Lone Oak Bayou Oil Spill; la · La
  33. NOAAORR-109022025-01-20 → 2025-02-03
    Barge grounding, axel lind island, prince william sound; valdez, ak
  34. NOAAORR-109012025-01-16 → 2025-01-30
    Moss landing, ca
    Battery Facility Fire; Moss Landing, Ca
  35. NOAAORR-109002025-01-10 → 2025-01-24
    Seward, ak, USA
    Sailboat Kuva Grounding, Thumb Cove; Seward, Ak
  36. NOAAORR-108992025-01-10 → 2025-01-24
    P/v runaway grounded on coral reef; southwest of culebra, puerto rico
  37. NOAAORR-108962025-01-09 → 2025-01-23
    Philadelphia, pa, USA
    Bulk Carrier Aground In Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pa
  38. NOAAORR-108972025-01-09 → 2025-01-23
    Navy vessel at newport news terminal; newport news, va
    Spill From U.S
  39. NOAAORR-108982025-01-09 → 2025-01-23
    Metlakatla, ak, USA
    Vessel Grounding Near Metlakatla; Annette Island, Ak
  40. NOAAORR-108952025-01-08 → 2025-01-22
    Adak, ak, USA
    Vessel Sinking, Adak Small Boat Harbor; Adak, Ak

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