Spills & pollution incidents in the Bering 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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Other hazards in the Bering Sea

Archive · 166 cancelled

  1. NOAAORR-111902026-07-23 → 2026-08-06
    On july 20, 2026, the canadian ice service (cis), using a radar satellite constellation, detected an anomaly…
    Anomaly In Norton Sound; Stebbins, Alaska · Stebbins, Ak
  2. NOAAORR-111892026-07-22 → 2026-08-05
    Adak, ak, USA
    Tarballs On Palisades Beach; Adak Island, Alaska
  3. NOAAORR-110972026-01-05 → 2026-01-19
    George island, alaska
    F/V Arctic Sea Grounding; St
  4. NOAAORR-110732025-10-13 → 2025-10-27
    Kuskokwim delta, ak, USA
    Post-typhoon Halong Impacts; Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
  5. NOAAORR-109992025-06-30 → 2025-07-14
    Pilot point, ak, USA
    Grounding of F/V Happy Hooker; Pilot Point, Alaska
  6. NOAAORR-109112025-02-07 → 2025-02-21
    Nome, ak 99762, USA
    Missing Aircraft In Norton Sound Region; Nome, Alaska
  7. NOAAORR-108952025-01-08 → 2025-01-22
    Adak, ak, USA
    Vessel Sinking, Adak Small Boat Harbor; Adak, Ak
  8. NOAAORR-108612024-10-12 → 2024-10-26
    Dutch harbor, unalaska bay, ak, USA
    M/V Pan Viva; Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Bay, Ak
  9. NOAAORR-108532024-09-17 → 2024-10-01
    Waste oil tank on eroded banks of the tagayarak river; tuntutuliak, ak
  10. NOAAORR-108352024-08-12 → 2024-08-26
    F/V sky grounding in izembek national wildlife refuge; near cold bay, ak
  11. NOAAORR-108242024-07-25 → 2024-08-08
    Matthew island, ak
    F/V All Star Grounding; St
  12. NOAAORR-107962024-06-05 → 2024-06-19
    Bering strait, alaska
    M/V Norseman II Stuck In Ice; Bering Strait, Alaska
  13. NOAAORR-107392024-02-09 → 2024-02-23
    Kwigillingok, ak 99622, USA
    Diesel Discharge; Kwigillingok, Ak
  14. NOAAORR-107122023-12-28 → 2024-01-11
    West aleutians, ak, USA
    Fire Onboard M/V Genius Star XI Near Dutch Harbor, Ak
  15. NOAAORR-106972023-11-27 → 2023-12-11
    Diomede, ak 99762, USA
    Little Diomede Building Collapse; Diomede, Ak
  16. NOAAORR-106882023-11-07 → 2023-11-21
    Nunapitchuk, ak, USA
    Iced-in Barges In Lake Johnson; Nunapitchuk, Ak
  17. NOAAORR-106872023-11-02 → 2023-11-16
    Diesel release from sunk tug vessel; steamboat slough, bethel, ak
  18. NOAAORR-106142023-06-02 → 2023-06-16
    Damaged/leaking 55-gallon drum, shishmaref, ak
  19. NOAAORR-106132023-05-26 → 2023-06-09
    Teller, ak, USA
    Diesel Storage Tank Release, Teller, Ak
  20. NOAAORR-105212022-09-18 → 2022-10-02
    Remnants of typhoon merbok damage towns and villages along bering sea coastline, alaska
  21. NOAAORR-104852022-06-27 → 2022-07-11
    White mystery substance on saint george island, pribilof islands, ak
  22. NOAAORR-104782022-06-18 → 2022-07-02
    Sennett point, unimak island, ak
    Fishing Vessel Aground, West End of Unimak Island, Ak
  23. NOAAORR-104472022-04-21 → 2022-05-05
    Leak of heating fuel from storage tank into secondary containment, savoonga, ak
  24. NOAAORR-104272022-03-12 → 2022-03-26
    On 12-Mar-2022, the uscg sector anchorage notified the noaa ssc regarding a pipeline leak in unalakleet
    Pipeline Leak Adjacent To Slough, Unalakleet, Ak · Unalakleet, Ak
  25. NOAAORR-103752021-10-26 → 2021-11-09
    Bering sea, alaska
    FV Arctic Ram; Bering Sea, Alaska
  26. NOAAORR-103472021-08-27 → 2021-09-10
    On august 27, 2021, a citizen reported a full oil drum on the beach north of nome
    Oil Drum On Beach; Nome, Alaska · Nome, Alaska
  27. NOAAORR-103262021-07-22 → 2021-08-05
    On 22-Jul-2021, uscg was notified that the FV tyrant experienced engine failure while underway and 25-30…
    FV Tyrant; Egegik, Ak · Egegik, Ak
  28. NOAAORR-103022021-06-24 → 2021-07-08
    On 24-Jun-2021, sector anchorage reported that sheen was discovered while digging a hole in a gravel pad at…
    Savoonga Fuel Sheen; Savoonga, Ak · Savoonga, Ak
  29. NOAAORR-102512021-03-16 → 2021-03-30
    Bering sea, alaska
    FV Pacific Prince; Bering Sea, Alaska
  30. NOAAORR-102432021-03-01 → 2021-03-15
    Lawrence island, ak
    Savoonga Avec Tank Farm; Savoonga, St
  31. NOAAORR-102352021-02-18 → 2021-03-04
    On 18-Feb-2021, noaa ssc was notified by uscg sector anchorage of a fuel spill from the school fuel storage…
    Wales School Fuel Spill; Wales, Ak · Wales, Ak
  32. NOAAORR-101652020-08-31 → 2020-09-14
    On 31-Aug-2020, sector anchorage received notification of a potential release of diesel into nushagak bay…
    Barge Grounded At Ekuk, Ak; Potential Release of Diesel · Ekuk, Ak
  33. NOAAORR-101372020-08-05 → 2020-08-19
    False pass, ak
    Gunslinger Vessel Aground; False Pass, Ak
  34. NOAAORR-101402020-08-04 → 2020-08-18
    Nome and savoonga, alaska
    Nome and Savoonga Trash Events; Nome and Savoonga, Alaska
  35. NOAAORR-101062020-06-19 → 2020-07-03
    On june 19, 2020, the noaa ssc was notified by the alaska sea grant marine advisor in nome that the village…
    Savoonga Mystery Substance; Savoonga, Ak · Savoonga, Ak
  36. NOAAORR-100662020-04-07 → 2020-04-21
    Unalaska island, ak
    FV Freyja Salvage; Unalaska Island, Ak
  37. NOAAORR-100302020-01-16 → 2020-01-30
    On january 16, 2020, the uscg msd dutch harbor reported than a lifemed airplane crashed into the water off…
    Lifemed Airplane Crash; Unalaska, Ak · Unalaska, Ak
  38. NOAAORR-99532019-08-12 → 2019-08-26
    On 12-Aug-2019, uscg sector anchorage reported that the napakiak school fuel tank farm is at risk from bank…
    Napakiak School Tank Farm; Napakiak, Ak · Napakiak, Ak
  39. NOAAORR-98712019-03-22 → 2019-04-05
    Bering sea, alaska
    Cma Cgm Aquila Adrift; Bering Sea, Alaska
  40. NOAAORR-98592019-02-27 → 2019-03-13
    Bering sea, alaska
    FV Arctic Storm; Bering Sea, Alaska
  41. NOAAORR-98552019-02-23 → 2019-03-09
    Unimak island, alaska
    FV Kaia; Unimak Island, Alaska
  42. NOAAORR-98522019-02-15 → 2019-03-01
    FV pacific 1; unalaska island, alaska
  43. NOAAORR-98132018-10-24 → 2018-11-07
    On october 6,2018, the newtok, alaska, tank farm reported a home heating oil leak into secondary containment
    Newtok Tank Farm; Newtok, Ak · Newtok, Ak
  44. NOAAORR-97612018-07-26 → 2018-08-09
    Clark's point, ak
    FV Pacific Knight; Clark's Point, Ak
  45. NOAAORR-97542018-07-13 → 2018-07-27
    On 13 july 2018, uscg sector anchorage received a report of a fuel (diesel or home heating oil) spill in…
    Gambell Fuel Release; Gambell, Ak · Gambell, Ak
  46. NOAAORR-97082018-04-24 → 2018-05-08
    Scammon bay, ak
    Askinuk Tank Farm Gasoline Release; Scammon Bay, Ak
  47. NOAAORR-95952017-10-07 → 2017-10-21
    The FV akutan was placed at anchor at the head of captain's bay on unalaska island and abandoned
    Akutan Abandoned Vessel; Unalaska, Ak · Unalaska, Ak
  48. NOAAORR-95482017-08-13 → 2017-08-27
    On august 5, 2017, the FV akutan left dillingham, ak, reportedly on its way to seattle
    FV Akutan; Unalaska, Ak · Unalaska, Ak
  49. NOAAORR-95262017-07-03 → 2017-07-17
    Dillingham, ak, USA
    FV Ketok; Dillingham, Ak, USA
  50. NOAAORR-95252017-07-03 → 2017-07-17
    Dillingham, ak, USA
    FV Bunchie; Dillingham, Ak, USA

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