Spills & pollution incidents in 2026

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 2026
107
still in force
7
vs 2025
-24%
first · last
01-01 · 08-30

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 IncidentNews107

Where · top seas

Gulf of Mexico3937%
North Pacific Ocean2826%
North Atlantic Ocean1716%
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia98%
Gulf of Alaska55%
Bering Sea33%
Philippine Sea22%
Beaufort Sea22%
Caribbean Sea11%

All spills & pollution incidents issued in 2026 · 107

  1. NOAAORR-111622026-05-15 → 2026-05-29
    Spill from tpic pipeline, main pass 69; louisiana
  2. NOAAORR-111582026-05-11 → 2026-05-25
    87HX+RV santa barbara, ca, USA
    Fire On Platform Habitat; Santa Barbara, California
  3. NOAAORR-111562026-05-08 → 2026-05-22
    24P3+84 tybee island, ga, USA
    M/V Zim Atlantic; Savannah, Georgia
  4. NOAAORR-111572026-05-08 → 2026-05-22
    Mystery sheen in green canyon 241; gulf of america, louisiana
  5. NOAAORR-111552026-04-29 → 2026-05-13
    Skowhegan, me, USA
    Kennebec River Spill; Skowhegan, Maine
  6. NOAAORR-111542026-04-27 → 2026-05-11
    On april 27, 2026, the U.S
    Crude Oil Spill Into Florence Canal; Lafayette, Louisiana · Lafayette, la
  7. NOAAORR-111522026-04-24 → 2026-05-08
    Oil spill at tpic main pass 65; empire, louisiana
  8. NOAAORR-111492026-04-23 → 2026-05-07
    Typhoon sinlaku; guam and the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands
  9. NOAAORR-111512026-04-22 → 2026-05-06
    Empire, la, USA
    Mystery Sheen In Eloi Bay; Empire, Louisiana
  10. NOAAORR-111532026-04-21 → 2026-05-05
    Oil spill at tpic main pass 33; gulf, louisiana
  11. NOAAORR-111482026-04-21 → 2026-05-05
    60 admiralty cross, coronado, ca 92118, USA
    Sunken Sailboat, San Diego Bay; Coronado, California
  12. NOAAORR-111502026-04-17 → 2026-05-01
    On april 16, 2026 U.S
    Crude Oil Spill Into Plumb Bayou; Houma, Louisiana · Houma
  13. NOAAORR-111472026-04-16 → 2026-04-30
    Anchorage, ak 99501, USA
    Mystery Sheen At Port of Alaska
  14. NOAAORR-111452026-04-15 → 2026-04-29
    Venice, la, USA
    Crude Oil Spill Near Red Pass; Southwest of Venice, Louisiana
  15. NOAAORR-111442026-04-08 → 2026-04-22
    On march 31, 2026, a U.S
    Oil Discharges; Black Bayou Oilfield, Louisiana · La, USA
  16. NOAAORR-111432026-04-08 → 2026-04-22
    6C9J+FR baltimore, md, USA
    Partially Sunken Tugboat; Baltimore Harbor, Maryland
  17. NOAAORR-111422026-04-03 → 2026-04-17
    Sodium hydroxide leak: port of los angeles/long beach, california
  18. NOAAORR-111412026-03-30 → 2026-04-13
    On march 27, 2026, the noaa scientific support coordinator (ssc) for oceania was notified by the U.S
    Sheening Off Hilo, Hawaii; Pacific Ocean · Pacific Ocean
  19. NOAAORR-111402026-03-27 → 2026-04-10
    Recreational vessel grounding, salinas river; monterey bay, california
  20. NOAAORR-111382026-03-25 → 2026-04-08
    76XF6GC9+XV
    Flowline Leak At Lake Barre Facility; Terrebone Bay, Louisiana
  21. NOAAORR-111392026-03-25 → 2026-04-08
    76C8QHVW+78
    Oil Spill; Bay of Campeche, Mexico
  22. NOAAORR-111372026-03-23 → 2026-04-06
    V26H+97 port arthur, tx, USA
    Explosion At Oil Refinery; Port Arthur, Texas
  23. NOAAORR-111342026-03-12 → 2026-03-26
    Provincetown, ma, USA
    F/V Yankee Rose Sinking; Provincetown, Massachusetts
  24. NOAAORR-111332026-03-11 → 2026-03-25
    On march 11, 2026, U.S
    F/V Vesta Renee Sinking; Coastal Maine · Maine
  25. NOAAORR-111322026-03-10 → 2026-03-24
    MC5V+W7 new castle, de, USA
    Barge Fire; New Castle, Delaware
  26. NOAAORR-111312026-03-09 → 2026-03-23
    Container ship loses 32 containers; south of aleutian islands, alaska
  27. NOAAORR-111282026-03-05 → 2026-03-19
    Ketchikan, ak 99901, USA
    F/V Denali Discharge, Salmon Landing Dock; Ketchikan, Alaska
  28. NOAAORR-111272026-03-05 → 2026-03-19
    Stranded vessel in san francisco bay; belvedere tiburon, california
  29. NOAAORR-111292026-03-05 → 2026-03-19
    M5MM+GR marina, ca, USA
    Tarball Report At Monterey Bay; Indian Head Beach, California
  30. NOAAORR-111262026-03-04 → 2026-03-18
    5M34+65 pilottown, la, USA
    Flowline Leak, Grand Pass; Pilottown, Louisiana
  31. NOAAORR-111252026-02-26 → 2026-03-12
    Release at transfer buoy, grand isle block 59, loop marine terminal; gulf of america
  32. NOAAORR-111242026-02-25 → 2026-03-11
    Mystery sheen in grande isle 18; grand isle, louisiana
  33. NOAAORR-111232026-02-24 → 2026-03-10
    Gulf of america
    M/V Skipper; Gulf of America
  34. NOAAORR-111222026-02-19 → 2026-03-05
    Pilottown, la, USA
    Abandoned and Leaking Well In West Bay; Pilottown, Louisiana
  35. NOAAORR-111202026-02-16 → 2026-03-02
    XHC9+H6 newport news, va, USA
    Jet Fuel Spill At Newport News Shipyard; Newport News, Virginia
  36. NOAAORR-111212026-02-14 → 2026-02-28
    Flowline discharge, romere pass 23/24; venice, louisiana
  37. NOAAORR-111192026-02-09 → 2026-02-23
    Barge defiant grounding; el morro national park, san juan, puerto rico
  38. NOAAORR-111182026-02-04 → 2026-02-18
    Chemical release from container ship northern jaguar, apm terminal; mobile, alabama
  39. NOAAORR-111172026-02-04 → 2026-02-18
    Wellhead spill, grand isle 25; grand isle, louisiana
  40. NOAAORR-111152026-02-03 → 2026-02-17
    Offshore gloucester, ma
    F/V Lily Jean; Offshore Gloucester, Massachusetts
  41. NOAAORR-111162026-02-03 → 2026-02-17
    On february 3, 2026, U.S
    Natural Gas Explosion; Cameron, Louisiana · Cameron, la
  42. NOAAORR-111142026-02-01 → 2026-02-15
    Unknown substance; hyde street pier in san francisco bay, san francisco, california
  43. NOAAORR-111132026-01-24 → 2026-02-07
    Doyon 26 oil rig topple; alpine, nuiqsut, alaska
  44. NOAAORR-111112026-01-22 → 2026-02-05
    3-Engine train derailment; toledo, oregon
  45. NOAAORR-111102026-01-22 → 2026-02-05
    Oil discharge from wellhead into west cote blanche bay; cypremort point, louisiana
  46. NOAAORR-111092026-01-20 → 2026-02-03
    Whittier, ak 99693, USA
    Mystery Diesel Slick At Whittier Harbor; Whittier, Alaska
  47. NOAAORR-111082026-01-17 → 2026-01-31
    87G84C9W+J3
    Vessel Sinking Offshore of Shark River Inlet, New Jersey
  48. NOAAORR-111072026-01-16 → 2026-01-30
    Oil spill from tpic flow line, southwest pass 24; port eads, louisiana
  49. NOAAORR-111052026-01-14 → 2026-01-28
    Port orford, or, USA
    Grounding of R/v Texas Lady; Port Orford, Oregon
  50. NOAAORR-111022026-01-12 → 2026-01-26
    103 metlakatla st, sitka, ak 99835, USA
    Home Heating Oil Tank Discharge; Sitka, Alaska

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