Spills & pollution incidents in the Beaufort Sea

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.

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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 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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No spills & pollution incidents in force in the Beaufort Sea right now.

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Other hazards in the Beaufort Sea

Archive · 14 cancelled

  1. NOAAORR-111792026-06-10 → 2026-06-24
    Seal island mystery sheen - 2026 occurrence; north slope, alaska
  2. NOAAORR-111132026-01-24 → 2026-02-07
    Doyon 26 oil rig topple; alpine, nuiqsut, alaska
  3. NOAAORR-109952025-06-24 → 2025-07-08
    North slope, alaska
    Seal Island Mystery Sheen; North Slope, Alaska
  4. NOAAORR-108382024-08-14 → 2024-08-28
    North slope, ak
    Northstar Island Mystery Sheen; North Slope, Ak
  5. NOAAORR-107492024-03-02 → 2024-03-16
    North slope, ak
    Diesel Spill On Ice At Nanushuk Operations Pad; North Slope, Ak
  6. NOAAORR-107172024-01-14 → 2024-01-28
    North slope, ak
    Pipeline Discharge; North Slope, Ak
  7. NOAAORR-105852023-03-15 → 2023-03-29
    Beaufort sea, alaska
    Capsize of Sherp All-terrain Vehicle, Beaufort Sea, Alaska
  8. NOAAORR-95372017-08-01 → 2017-08-15
    Yng 15; prudhoe bay, ak
  9. NOAAORR-94712017-04-14 → 2017-04-28
    Bp exploration well #3, prudhoe bay, ak; prudhoe bay, alaska
  10. NOAAORR-94202017-01-10 → 2017-01-24
    On january 9, 2017, the kaktovik alaska public works department reported that their 5000 gallon oil storage…
    Kaktovik Storage Tank; Kaktovik, Ak · Kaktovik, Ak
  11. NOAAORR-88432014-10-24 → 2014-11-07
    Beaufort sea, ak
    Barge National Ii; Beaufort Sea, Ak
  12. NOAAORR-82482010-09-15 → 2010-09-29
    North slope, alaska
    Stryker Barge Grounding; North Slope, Alaska
  13. NOAAORR-67591990-10-12 → 1990-10-26
    Beaufort sea, alaska
    Usfws Plane Search and Rescue; Beaufort Sea, Alaska
  14. NOAAORR-66061988-08-21 → 1988-09-04
    Crowley barge tanker 570; flaxman island, beaufort sea, alaska

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