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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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 · 11 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 · 10 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 · 9 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-91632015-08-26 → 2015-09-09
    Nesdis anomaly; blocks 207 gom, la
  2. NOAAORR-91622015-08-26 → 2015-09-09
    Nesdis anomaly ; blocks 43, 47 gom, la
  3. NOAAORR-91612015-08-22 → 2015-09-05
    Mystery substance ; eugene island block 142
  4. NOAAORR-89662015-07-20 → 2015-08-03
    Texas city, tx
    Barge Collision; Texas City, Tx
  5. NOAAORR-89672015-07-20 → 2015-08-03
    Belle isle, la
    East Wax Lake Pipeline Leak; Belle Isle, la
  6. NOAAORR-89562015-07-02 → 2015-07-16
    Barge collision, lmr MM150; vacherie, la
  7. NOAAORR-89542015-06-30 → 2015-07-14
    Dauphin island, al
    M/V Sharon; Dauphin Island, Al
  8. NOAAORR-89552015-06-30 → 2015-07-14
    Wwii seaplane N85U; flora-bama, perdido key, fl
  9. NOAAORR-89522015-06-21 → 2015-07-05
    Bolivar peninsula, tx
    Bolivar Island Mystery Oil Seepage; Bolivar Peninsula, Tx
  10. NOAAORR-91762015-06-20 → 2015-07-04
    Baton rouge, la
    Mississippi River Vessel, Ascension Parish; Baton Rouge, la
  11. NOAAORR-89492015-06-10 → 2015-06-24
    Greens bayou, houston ship channel, tx
    Adams Slip; Greens Bayou, Houston Ship Channel, Tx
  12. NOAAORR-89472015-06-09 → 2015-06-23
    Port neches, tx
    Loading Arm Discharge; Port Neches, Tx
  13. NOAAORR-89462015-06-07 → 2015-06-21
    Breton sound 21 well; breton sound, la
  14. NOAAORR-89422015-06-03 → 2015-06-17
    Offshore timbalier islands, la
    Condensate Sheen; Offshore Timbalier Islands, la
  15. NOAAORR-89412015-05-30 → 2015-06-13
    Sunken tug, lmr mile marker 163; new orleans, la
  16. NOAAORR-89402015-05-27 → 2015-06-10
    Corpus christi, tx
    Tarballs &tarmat Strandings; Corpus Christi, Tx
  17. NOAAORR-89382015-05-26 → 2015-06-09
    Port arthur, tx
    MV Jian Quang Vessel Grounding; Port Arthur, Tx
  18. NOAAORR-89352015-05-22 → 2015-06-05
    Breton sound 21 platform fire; breton sound, la
  19. NOAAORR-89262015-05-06 → 2015-05-20
    Energy XXI platform west delta block 73/74 ; gulf of mexico
  20. NOAAORR-89222015-05-05 → 2015-05-19
    Gulf of mexico
    M/V Adam Asnyk ; Gulf of Mexico
  21. NOAAORR-89142015-04-21 → 2015-05-05
    On april 21, 2015, the noaa ssc was notified by the uscg sector houston regarding a mystery spill in cedar…
    Cedar Bayou Mystery Spill; Baytown, Texas · Baytown, Texas
  22. NOAAORR-89112015-04-15 → 2015-04-29
    Galveston bay, tx
    Pipeline Leak (condensate); Galveston Bay, Tx
  23. NOAAORR-89092015-04-13 → 2015-04-27
    On april 13, 2015, the uscg sector houston notified the noaa ssc of an incident involving the release of 1…
    Targa Terminals Houston Ship Channel; Houston, Texas · Houston, Texas
  24. NOAAORR-89082015-04-11 → 2015-04-25
    Mystery sheen; east cameron block 373, gom
  25. NOAAORR-89072015-04-10 → 2015-04-24
    Icw near horn island gulf of mexico
    Sunken Deck Barge; Icw Near Horn Island Gulf of Mexico
  26. NOAAORR-89062015-04-09 → 2015-04-23
    On april 9, 2015, the uscg sector nola advised the noaa ssc of a leaking tank battery near johnson pass in…
    Leaking Tank Battery; Plaquemines, la · Plaquemines, la
  27. NOAAORR-89052015-04-06 → 2015-04-20
    Allision at mm 160 lmr; lower mississippi river, la
  28. NOAAORR-89042015-04-06 → 2015-04-20
    On april 6, 2015, the uscg marine safety unit in morgan city, la, contacted the noaa ssc about a mystery…
    Mystery Sheen, Atchafalya River; Amelia, la · Amelia, la
  29. NOAAORR-89022015-04-01 → 2015-04-15
    Bay of campeche, mexico
    Pemex Oil Platform; Bay of Campeche, Mexico
  30. NOAAORR-89012015-03-31 → 2015-04-14
    Radarsat 2 anomaly; 300 miles off galveston, tx
  31. NOAAORR-88982015-03-30 → 2015-04-13
    On march 30, 2015, a fire occurred at the exxon mobil refinery, resulting in a unit flaring to the atmosphere
    Refinery Fire/release; Beaumont, Tx · Beaumont, Tx
  32. NOAAORR-88942015-03-18 → 2015-04-01
    Atchafalaya basin, la
    Bayou Sorrel; Atchafalaya Basin, la
  33. NOAAORR-88862015-03-09 → 2015-03-23
    Houston ship channel, tx
    Morgan's Point Collision; Houston Ship Channel, Tx
  34. NOAAORR-88772015-02-04 → 2015-02-18
    F/V AC3 ; ~4 miles sw of indian pass, fl
  35. NOAAORR-88762015-02-02 → 2015-02-16
    High island mystery sheen; ~20 miles east of sabine pass, tx
  36. NOAAORR-88682015-01-14 → 2015-01-28
    Port sulphur, la
    Leaking Pipeline; Port Sulphur, la
  37. NOAAORR-88652014-12-30 → 2015-01-13
    Lake pontchartrain, la
    M/V Bella; Lake Pontchartrain, la
  38. NOAAORR-88642014-12-28 → 2015-01-11
    Matagorda shipping channel, tx
    MV Gb Corrado; Matagorda Shipping Channel, Tx
  39. NOAAORR-88612014-12-12 → 2014-12-26
    Dune garden island bay 414 pipeline leak; plaquemines, la
  40. NOAAORR-88592014-12-08 → 2014-12-22
    On december 8, 2014, the state of texas contacted the noaa ssc to discuss application of an organic sorbent…
    Bessie Heights Marsh Spill; Orange, Tx · Orange, Tx
  41. NOAAORR-88582014-12-08 → 2014-12-22
    West bay, louisiana
    Hilcorp Facility; West Bay, Louisiana
  42. NOAAORR-88502014-11-18 → 2014-12-02
    T/b ems 5001; tampa bay, fl
  43. NOAAORR-88492014-11-15 → 2014-11-29
    Dow, la porte, tx
    Methyl Mercaptan; Dow, la Porte, Tx
  44. NOAAORR-88482014-11-14 → 2014-11-28
    Zinc bromide; 90 mi offshore la
  45. NOAAORR-88442014-10-27 → 2014-11-10
    Elaine pipeline; cocodrie, la
    Hilcorp Bay St
  46. NOAAORR-88402014-10-20 → 2014-11-03
    Gulf of mexico south of timbalier island, la
    Mystery Sheen ; Gulf of Mexico South of Timbalier Island, la
  47. NOAAORR-88352014-10-14 → 2014-10-28
    Mobile bay, al
    Capsized Tug; Mobile Bay, Al
  48. NOAAORR-88272014-09-23 → 2014-10-07
    Southwest pass, la
    Sunken Shrimp Vessel; Southwest Pass, la
  49. NOAAORR-88132014-09-11 → 2014-09-25
    Lake salvador, la
    Lake Salvador Crude Oil Spill; Lake Salvador, la
  50. NOAAORR-88102014-09-05 → 2014-09-19
    On september 5, 2014 at 0935 cdt, sector nola notified the noaa ssc of a chlorine gas release in the…
    Chlorine Gas Release; Plaquemine/morrisonville, la · Plaquemine/morrisonville, la

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