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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By NAVAREA series

  • 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-111012026-01-12 → 2026-01-26
    PXJ4+4W mobile, al, USA
    Vehicle Barge Fire In Ship Channel; Mobile, Alabama
  2. NOAAORR-111122026-01-08 → 2026-01-22
    Mystery sheen, ship shoal 43; gulf of america
  3. NOAAORR-111002026-01-07 → 2026-01-21
    Ivanoff bay, near perryville, ak
    F/V Pacific Maid Sinking; Ivanoff Bay, Near Perryville, Alaska
  4. NOAAORR-110982026-01-07 → 2026-01-21
    Possible oil detected by satellite imagery off coastal california
  5. NOAAORR-110992026-01-06 → 2026-01-20
    Crude oil release at tpic sl 1923 #28 well; pilottown, louisiana
  6. NOAAORR-110972026-01-05 → 2026-01-19
    George island, alaska
    F/V Arctic Sea Grounding; St
  7. NOAAORR-110952026-01-01 → 2026-01-15
    Mississippi river vicksburg, USA
    Itv Glenna M Sinking In Mississippi River; Vicksburg, Virginia

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

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