Spills & pollution incidents in the Gulf of Alaska

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.

In force now · 1

  1. NOAAORR-11208in force2026-08-24
    On August 24, 2026, a mystery oil sheen is observed in Trading Bay, Western Cook Inlet, Alaska, near Platform Spark, with unknown source.
    Trading Bay Mystery Sheen; Western Cook Inlet, Alaska

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  1. NOAAORR-11208in force2026-08-24 · 10 d
    On August 24, 2026, a mystery oil sheen is observed in Trading Bay, Western Cook Inlet, Alaska, near Platform Spark, with unknown source.
    Trading Bay Mystery Sheen; Western Cook Inlet, Alaska

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Other hazards in the Gulf of Alaska

Archive · 188 cancelled

  1. NOAAORR-111702026-06-13 → 2026-06-27
    Resurrection bay, seward, ak
    Cape Aialik Vessel Sinking; Resurrection Bay; Seward, Alaska
  2. NOAAORR-111472026-04-16 → 2026-04-30
    Anchorage, ak 99501, USA
    Mystery Sheen At Port of Alaska
  3. NOAAORR-111092026-01-20 → 2026-02-03
    Whittier, ak 99693, USA
    Mystery Diesel Slick At Whittier Harbor; Whittier, Alaska
  4. NOAAORR-111002026-01-07 → 2026-01-21
    Ivanoff bay, near perryville, ak
    F/V Pacific Maid Sinking; Ivanoff Bay, Near Perryville, Alaska
  5. NOAAORR-110902025-12-08 → 2025-12-22
    Prince william sound, ak
    Vessel Grounding; Prince William Sound, Alaska
  6. NOAAORR-110782025-10-30 → 2025-11-13
    Gulf of alaska
    Fishing Vessel Great Pacific Adrift; Gulf of Alaska
  7. NOAAORR-110612025-09-02 → 2025-09-16
    Kodiak island, ak
    F/V Sea Ern Grounding; Kodiak Island, Alaska
  8. NOAAORR-110442025-08-02 → 2025-08-16
    Gulf of alaska
    Tug Sea Ranger Sinking; Gulf of Alaska
  9. NOAAORR-110382025-07-25 → 2025-08-08
    Hazardous substance containers; montague island, prince william sound, alaska
  10. NOAAORR-109622025-04-24 → 2025-05-08
    M/V maunalei leaking lubricant; port of alaska, anchorage, alaska
  11. NOAAORR-109432025-03-31 → 2025-04-14
    Diesel spill between cape pankof and sand point; aleutian islands, alaska
  12. NOAAORR-109442025-03-31 → 2025-04-14
    Discharge from oil and gas production platform; cook inlet, alaska
  13. NOAAORR-109402025-03-28 → 2025-04-11
    Potential discharge, susitna river (ice incident #2); beluga, alaska
  14. NOAAORR-109282025-02-27 → 2025-03-13
    Oily water leak from M/V lady angela; boat harbor, seward, alaska
  15. NOAAORR-109102025-02-06 → 2025-02-20
    Sand point, ak 99661, USA
    Fire At Trident Seafoods Facility; Sand Point, Alaska
  16. NOAAORR-109022025-01-20 → 2025-02-03
    Barge grounding, axel lind island, prince william sound; valdez, ak
  17. NOAAORR-109002025-01-10 → 2025-01-24
    Seward, ak, USA
    Sailboat Kuva Grounding, Thumb Cove; Seward, Ak
  18. NOAAORR-108862024-12-11 → 2024-12-25
    Sand point, ak
    Grounding of Pleasure Craft 'mystery'; Sand Point, Ak
  19. NOAAORR-108232024-07-25 → 2024-08-08
    Sand point, ak, USA
    F/V Vicki Rae Sinking; Sand Point, Ak
  20. NOAAORR-108212024-07-22 → 2024-08-05
    Port mackenzie, ak, USA
    Landing Craft My Marie Sunk; Port Mackenzie, Ak
  21. NOAAORR-108132024-07-11 → 2024-07-25
    Whittier, ak 99693, USA
    Shoreside Diesel Spill Into Whittier Harbor; Whittier, Ak
  22. NOAAORR-108062024-06-18 → 2024-07-02
    Se of sand point, ak
    Sunken F/V Miss Courtney Kim; Se of Sand Point, Ak
  23. NOAAORR-107662024-03-29 → 2024-04-12
    Anchorage, ak, USA
    Release From Old Landfill On Jber Property; Anchorage, Ak
  24. NOAAORR-106992023-11-28 → 2023-12-12
    Diesel discharge near/into glacier creek at alyeska resort, girdwood, ak
  25. NOAAORR-104812022-06-16 → 2022-06-30
    On 16-Jun-2022, sector anchorage notified the ssc of a vessel on fire and adrift off kodiak
    Vessel On Fire and Adrift Off Kodiak, Ak · Kodiak, Ak
  26. NOAAORR-103772021-11-01 → 2021-11-15
    Sitkalidak island, kodiak, ak
    FV Laura Aground; Chiniak Bay, Kodiak, Ak
  27. NOAAORR-103732021-10-21 → 2021-11-04
    Turnagain arm, cook inlet, alaska
    Cook Inlet Beluga Drift; Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
  28. NOAAORR-103342021-08-09 → 2021-08-23
    Womens bay, kodiak, ak
    FV St Patrick; Womens Bay, Kodiak, Ak
  29. NOAAORR-103242021-07-19 → 2021-08-02
    Shumigan islands, alaska
    Shumigan Noaa/nesdis Mpsr; Shumigan Islands, Alaska
  30. NOAAORR-102982021-06-16 → 2021-06-30
    On 16-Jun-2021, sector anchorage reported that the FV zorba, a 48-foot trawler, is sinking in resurrection bay
    FV Zorba; Seward, Ak · Seward, Ak
  31. NOAAORR-102612021-04-01 → 2021-04-15
    Cook inlet, ak
    Hilcorp Natural Gas Pipeline Leak; Cook Inlet, Ak
  32. NOAAORR-102262021-02-04 → 2021-02-18
    St herman's harbor, kodiak, ak
    FV Seabrook Discharge; St Herman's Harbor, Kodiak, Ak
  33. NOAAORR-102162020-12-26 → 2021-01-09
    On december 26, 2020, the uscg msd kodiak contacted the noaa emergency response division regarding a…
    Uscg Cutter Spar; Kodiak, Ak · Kodiak, Ak
  34. NOAAORR-102112020-12-16 → 2020-12-30
    Trading bay, cook inlet, alaska
    Trading Bay Pipeline Leak; Trading Bay, Cook Inlet, Alaska
  35. NOAAORR-101582020-08-27 → 2020-09-10
    Fishing vessel struck rock; intentionally beached to prevent sinking; karluk, ak
  36. NOAAORR-101422020-08-08 → 2020-08-22
    Uyak bay, kodiak island, ak
    Hanta Yo Sinking; Uyak Bay, Kodiak Island, Ak
  37. NOAAORR-101412020-08-07 → 2020-08-21
    Heather island, columbia bay, ak
    Shadube II Aground; Heather Island, Columbia Bay, Ak
  38. NOAAORR-101362020-08-04 → 2020-08-18
    Whale island, kodiak, ak
    Pacific Jade Aground; Whale Island, Kodiak, Ak
  39. NOAAORR-101252020-07-21 → 2020-08-04
    Womens bay, kodiak, ak
    Cgc Naushon Fuel Spill; Womens Bay, Kodiak, Ak
  40. NOAAORR-101242020-07-20 → 2020-08-03
    On 20-Jul-2020, msd homer notified the noaa ssc of the following: MV north pacific gold, a 90-foot crabber…
    North Pacific Gold Abandoned Vessel; Homer, Ak · Homer, Ak
  41. NOAAORR-101072020-06-19 → 2020-07-03
    Sukhoi lagoon, kodiak island, alaska
    FV Stormie B; Sukhoi Lagoon, Kodiak Island, Alaska
  42. NOAAORR-100722020-04-16 → 2020-04-30
    Pv bella vita sinking; cochrane bay, prince william sound, alaska
  43. NOAAORR-100712020-04-12 → 2020-04-26
    At 2000 hrs on 12-Apr-2020, uscg marine safety unit valdez was notified of an oily water discharge from the…
    Vmt Sump Release; Valdez, Ak · Valdez, Ak
  44. NOAAORR-100282020-01-01 → 2020-01-15
    Sutwik island, alaska
    FV Scandies Rose Sinking; Sutwik Island, Alaska
  45. NOAAORR-100132019-11-22 → 2019-12-06
    Afognak island, ak
    Kitoi Bay Hatchery Release; Afognak Island, Ak
  46. NOAAORR-99802019-10-02 → 2019-10-16
    Cook inlet, ak
    Gray Whale Carcass Movement; Cook Inlet, Ak
  47. NOAAORR-99792019-10-01 → 2019-10-15
    On 1-Oct-2019, uscg reported that the osk dock at nikiski collapsed in heavy weather, rupturing a fuel…
    Osk Dock Collapse; Nikiski, Ak · Nikiski, Ak
  48. NOAAORR-99322019-07-08 → 2019-07-22
    In the early morning hours of 08-Jul-2019, a fish tender/barge burned and sank at the dock in whittier, ak
    FV Alaganik Sinking; Whittier, Ak · Whittier, Ak
  49. NOAAORR-98922019-04-25 → 2019-05-09
    On apr 25, 2019, uscg marine safety detachment (msd) kodiak, alaska, received a report of rainbow sheen…
    Womens Bay Abandoned Barge; Kodiak, Ak · Kodiak, Ak
  50. NOAAORR-98912019-04-25 → 2019-05-09
    Kayak island, alaska
    Istop Anomaly Report; Kayak Island, Alaska

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