Spills & pollution incidents in the Gulf of Mexico

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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last 12 months
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vs previous 12 (51)
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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 · 3

  1. NOAAORR-11211in force2026-08-26
    On August 27, 2026, a 150-barrel crude oil spill from a Texas Petroleum Investment Company flowline at South Pass 24 near Pilottown, Louisiana, is being cleaned up.
  2. NOAAORR-11210in force2026-08-25
    Intermittent oil sheen reported at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Bright Bank on August 25, 2026, source unidentified.
  3. NOAAORR-11207in force2026-08-24
    A gas release on August 24, 2026, near Dauphin Island, Alabama, causes bubbling in Mobile Bay and a sulfur-like odor near a natural gas pipeline.
    Mysterious Gas Release; Dauphin Island, Alabama

Longest in force

  1. NOAAORR-11207in force2026-08-24 · 10 d
    A gas release on August 24, 2026, near Dauphin Island, Alabama, causes bubbling in Mobile Bay and a sulfur-like odor near a natural gas pipeline.
    Mysterious Gas Release; Dauphin Island, Alabama
  2. NOAAORR-11210in force2026-08-25 · 9 d
    Intermittent oil sheen reported at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Bright Bank on August 25, 2026, source unidentified.
  3. NOAAORR-11211in force2026-08-26 · 8 d
    On August 27, 2026, a 150-barrel crude oil spill from a Texas Petroleum Investment Company flowline at South Pass 24 near Pilottown, Louisiana, is being cleaned up.

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Other hazards in the Gulf of Mexico

Archive · 1,561 cancelled

  1. NOAAORR-112002026-08-13 → 2026-08-27
    Mystery sheen at south pass 29; port eads, louisiana
  2. NOAAORR-111992026-08-11 → 2026-08-25
    Satellite detection of mystery sheens; howell hook, gulf of america
  3. NOAAORR-111932026-07-28 → 2026-08-11
    Release of aluminum phosphide in M/V thorco liva; port arthur, texas
  4. NOAAORR-111842026-07-10 → 2026-07-24
    Mystery oiled shoreline at holly beach; cameron parish, louisiana
  5. NOAAORR-111802026-06-25 → 2026-07-09
    Potential mystery oil source; 100 miles off key west, florida
  6. NOAAORR-111732026-06-17 → 2026-07-01
    Johnson bayou, la
    Oil Spill Into Johnson Bayou; Southwest Louisiana
  7. NOAAORR-111692026-06-11 → 2026-06-25
    Wcc oil spill, main pass 21; breton sound, louisiana
  8. NOAAORR-111682026-06-10 → 2026-06-24
    Tpic oil spill, main pass 81; gulf of america
  9. NOAAORR-111612026-05-19 → 2026-06-02
    Oil spill from out-of-service tank at tpic main pass 69 facility; louisiana
  10. NOAAORR-111592026-05-16 → 2026-05-30
    2726 gillespie, crystal beach, tx 77650, USA
    Beached Fishing Vessel; Crystal Beach, Texas
  11. NOAAORR-111622026-05-15 → 2026-05-29
    Spill from tpic pipeline, main pass 69; louisiana
  12. NOAAORR-111572026-05-08 → 2026-05-22
    Mystery sheen in green canyon 241; gulf of america, louisiana
  13. NOAAORR-111542026-04-27 → 2026-05-11
    On april 27, 2026, the U.S
    Crude Oil Spill Into Florence Canal; Lafayette, Louisiana · Lafayette, la
  14. NOAAORR-111522026-04-24 → 2026-05-08
    Oil spill at tpic main pass 65; empire, louisiana
  15. NOAAORR-111512026-04-22 → 2026-05-06
    Empire, la, USA
    Mystery Sheen In Eloi Bay; Empire, Louisiana
  16. NOAAORR-111532026-04-21 → 2026-05-05
    Oil spill at tpic main pass 33; gulf, louisiana
  17. NOAAORR-111502026-04-17 → 2026-05-01
    On april 16, 2026 U.S
    Crude Oil Spill Into Plumb Bayou; Houma, Louisiana · Houma
  18. NOAAORR-111452026-04-15 → 2026-04-29
    Venice, la, USA
    Crude Oil Spill Near Red Pass; Southwest of Venice, Louisiana
  19. NOAAORR-111442026-04-08 → 2026-04-22
    On march 31, 2026, a U.S
    Oil Discharges; Black Bayou Oilfield, Louisiana · La, USA
  20. NOAAORR-111392026-03-25 → 2026-04-08
    76C8QHVW+78
    Oil Spill; Bay of Campeche, Mexico
  21. NOAAORR-111382026-03-25 → 2026-04-08
    76XF6GC9+XV
    Flowline Leak At Lake Barre Facility; Terrebone Bay, Louisiana
  22. NOAAORR-111372026-03-23 → 2026-04-06
    V26H+97 port arthur, tx, USA
    Explosion At Oil Refinery; Port Arthur, Texas
  23. NOAAORR-111262026-03-04 → 2026-03-18
    5M34+65 pilottown, la, USA
    Flowline Leak, Grand Pass; Pilottown, Louisiana
  24. NOAAORR-111252026-02-26 → 2026-03-12
    Release at transfer buoy, grand isle block 59, loop marine terminal; gulf of america
  25. NOAAORR-111242026-02-25 → 2026-03-11
    Mystery sheen in grande isle 18; grand isle, louisiana
  26. NOAAORR-111232026-02-24 → 2026-03-10
    Gulf of america
    M/V Skipper; Gulf of America
  27. NOAAORR-111222026-02-19 → 2026-03-05
    Pilottown, la, USA
    Abandoned and Leaking Well In West Bay; Pilottown, Louisiana
  28. NOAAORR-111212026-02-14 → 2026-02-28
    Flowline discharge, romere pass 23/24; venice, louisiana
  29. NOAAORR-111172026-02-04 → 2026-02-18
    Wellhead spill, grand isle 25; grand isle, louisiana
  30. NOAAORR-111182026-02-04 → 2026-02-18
    Chemical release from container ship northern jaguar, apm terminal; mobile, alabama
  31. NOAAORR-111162026-02-03 → 2026-02-17
    On february 3, 2026, U.S
    Natural Gas Explosion; Cameron, Louisiana · Cameron, la
  32. NOAAORR-111102026-01-22 → 2026-02-05
    Oil discharge from wellhead into west cote blanche bay; cypremort point, louisiana
  33. NOAAORR-111072026-01-16 → 2026-01-30
    Oil spill from tpic flow line, southwest pass 24; port eads, louisiana
  34. NOAAORR-111012026-01-12 → 2026-01-26
    PXJ4+4W mobile, al, USA
    Vehicle Barge Fire In Ship Channel; Mobile, Alabama
  35. NOAAORR-111122026-01-08 → 2026-01-22
    Mystery sheen, ship shoal 43; gulf of america
  36. NOAAORR-110992026-01-06 → 2026-01-20
    Crude oil release at tpic sl 1923 #28 well; pilottown, louisiana
  37. NOAAORR-110942025-12-29 → 2026-01-12
    8GR7+R7 pascagoula, ms, USA
    Hydrogen Sulfide Release At Refinery; Pascagoula, Mississippi
  38. NOAAORR-110882025-11-23 → 2025-12-07
    On november 23, 2025, an asset of hilcorp released an unknown quantity of crude oil into terrebonne bay,…
    Crude Oil Spill At Hilcorp Asset; Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana · La
  39. NOAAORR-110832025-11-14 → 2025-11-28
    On november 14, 2025, the U.S
    Pipeline Leak; Breton Sound, Louisiana · La
  40. NOAAORR-110822025-11-12 → 2025-11-26
    Dauphin island al, USA
    Produced Water Leak From Pipeline; Dauphin Island, Alabama
  41. NOAAORR-110842025-11-11 → 2025-11-25
    Flowline leak and in situ burn; south pass 24, louisiana
  42. NOAAORR-110802025-10-31 → 2025-11-14
    Oil discharge at castex energy–lafourche 23 #1 well site; golden meadow, louisiana
  43. NOAAORR-110772025-10-29 → 2025-11-12
    855V+72, galveston, tx, USA
    Low Sulphur Fuel Oil Spill; Galveston, Texas
  44. NOAAORR-110762025-10-21 → 2025-11-04
    Petersburg, fl, USA
    Sunken Shrimp Boat; St · Petersburg, Florida · St
  45. NOAAORR-110722025-10-03 → 2025-10-17
    Fire and oil spill on commercial fishing vessel; breton sound, louisiana
  46. NOAAORR-110692025-09-22 → 2025-10-06
    Multiple mpsrs (marine pollution surveillance reports) from the national environmental satellite, data, and…
    Mystery Sheens In Main Pass, Louisiana
  47. NOAAORR-110632025-09-05 → 2025-09-19
    Fuel oil spill: M/V msc vancouver and fuel barge; morgan's point, texas
  48. NOAAORR-110572025-08-26 → 2025-09-09
    Satellite imagery report, high island 170 block; gulf of america
  49. NOAAORR-110602025-08-22 → 2025-09-05
    63399 US-51, roseland, la 70456, USA
    Smitty's Supply Fire (epa Lead); Roseland, Louisiana
  50. NOAAORR-110552025-08-21 → 2025-09-04
    7J3F+MJ dauphin island, al, USA
    Mystery Sheen, Petit Bois Pass; Dauphin Island, Alabama

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