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 · 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-110542025-08-20 → 2025-09-03
    Port fourchon, la, USA
    Oil Spill In Timbalier Bay; Port Fourchon, Louisiana
  2. NOAAORR-110512025-08-18 → 2025-09-01
    Discharge from abandoned wellhead, south pass 28; port eads, louisiana
  3. NOAAORR-110492025-08-14 → 2025-08-28
    Benzene discharge from barge into neches river; port neches, texas
  4. NOAAORR-110392025-07-22 → 2025-08-05
    Venice, la, USA
    Release of Oil Into Venice Dome Outlet; Venice, Louisiana
  5. NOAAORR-110352025-07-17 → 2025-07-31
    Port sulphur, la, USA
    Oil Spill In Bay Lanaux; Port Sulphur, Louisiana
  6. NOAAORR-110332025-07-11 → 2025-07-25
    Oil spill into delta national wildlife refuge; pilottown, louisiana
  7. NOAAORR-110322025-07-03 → 2025-07-17
    Methacrylic acid release into mississippi river; st rose, louisiana
  8. NOAAORR-110312025-07-02 → 2025-07-16
    Potential discharge of oil, west cameron block 2, cameron parish, louisiana
  9. NOAAORR-109962025-06-27 → 2025-07-11
    Potential discharge of oil from flowline; vicinity of lake barre, louisiana
  10. NOAAORR-109842025-06-09 → 2025-06-23
    Mystery oil slick in breton sound block 51; gulf of america
  11. NOAAORR-109862025-06-01 → 2025-06-15
    Mystery sheen in alaminos canyon 687; offshore texas, gulf of america
  12. NOAAORR-109872025-05-29 → 2025-06-12
    Oil spill from platform in eloi bay; offshore louisiana, gulf of america
  13. NOAAORR-109882025-05-25 → 2025-06-08
    Mystery sheens: ship shoal 276; offshore louisiana, gulf of america
  14. NOAAORR-109702025-05-23 → 2025-06-06
    Overflow of tpic tank at romere pass facility; boothville-venice, louisiana
  15. NOAAORR-109682025-05-20 → 2025-06-03
    Venice, la, USA
    Well Discharge, Lobo Operating Grand Bay; Venice, Louisiana
  16. NOAAORR-109852025-05-13 → 2025-05-27
    Houma, la, USA
    Oil Spill In South Lake Hatch Oil Field; Houma, Louisiana
  17. NOAAORR-109642025-04-26 → 2025-05-10
    Well #59 incident: well blowout, garden island bay; port eads, louisiana
  18. NOAAORR-109602025-04-21 → 2025-05-05
    Oil spill at apache corporation west delta platform; se of grand isle, louisiana
  19. NOAAORR-109582025-04-14 → 2025-04-28
    Satellite imagery documents sheen; tpic main pass 81 b, south platform, louisiana
  20. NOAAORR-109562025-04-11 → 2025-04-25
    Satellite imagery identifies potential oil spill; tpic wellhead, main pass jk north, louisiana
  21. NOAAORR-109552025-04-11 → 2025-04-25
    Satellite imagery identifies potential oil spill; main pass 81, wellhead 36, louisiana
  22. NOAAORR-109522025-04-09 → 2025-04-23
    Leak in flowline detected by satellite imagery; triumph, louisiana
  23. NOAAORR-109452025-04-01 → 2025-04-15
    Tpic facility condensate and oil release; southwest pass and cockler bay, louisiana
  24. NOAAORR-109422025-03-29 → 2025-04-12
    Mystery sheen, main pass 24; gulf of america
  25. NOAAORR-109322025-03-08 → 2025-03-22
    Leak in underwater transfer line, whitney gas lake hatch main facility; houma, louisiana
  26. NOAAORR-109292025-03-03 → 2025-03-17
    Alice b, la, USA
    Spill Into Intracoastal Waterway; Lafayette, Louisiana
  27. NOAAORR-109232025-02-21 → 2025-03-07
    Pascagoula, ms, USA
    Sulfur Dioxide Released At Refinery; Pascagoula, Mississippi
  28. NOAAORR-109132025-02-09 → 2025-02-23
    Gulf of america
    Produced Water Spill From W&t Offshore, Inc.; Gulf of America
  29. NOAAORR-109042025-01-27 → 2025-02-10
    Leak in tpic black lake tank battery 5 flowline; hackberry, la
  30. NOAAORR-109062025-01-27 → 2025-02-10
    On january 27, 2025, the louisiana dept of wildlife and fisheries (ldwf) reported oiled shoreline, sheen in…
    Mystery Sheen and Oiled Shoreline; Bay Long, Louisiana · La, USA
  31. NOAAORR-109142025-01-27 → 2025-02-10
    Tpic well #58 main pass oil spill; main pass 80
  32. NOAAORR-109032025-01-26 → 2025-02-09
    South lake hatch oil spill from whitney oil & gas platform; houma, la
  33. NOAAORR-109152025-01-24 → 2025-02-07
    On january 24, 2025, the uscg unit at morgan city, la, notified the noaa ssc regarding a reported 5bbl spill…
    Hilcorp Facility Lone Oak Bayou Oil Spill; la · La
  34. NOAAORR-109162024-12-31 → 2025-01-14
    MV patrick j studdert and cargo ship clara b collision; destrehan, la, USA
  35. NOAAORR-108882024-12-18 → 2025-01-01
    On december 17, 2024, at approximately 0700 central, the M/V dalma discharged a reported 650 gallons of…
    M/V Dalma Marine Gas Oil Discharge; Beaumont, Tx · Tx, USA
  36. NOAAORR-108902024-12-17 → 2024-12-31
    Mystery sheen in main pass 69; main pass, la
  37. NOAAORR-108852024-12-11 → 2024-12-25
    Galena park, tx, USA
    Diesel Release; Galena Park, Tx
  38. NOAAORR-108812024-12-10 → 2024-12-24
    Mystery sheen; main pass 81, louisiana
  39. NOAAORR-108922024-12-10 → 2024-12-24
    Mystery sheens main pass 81; gulf of mexico
  40. NOAAORR-108802024-12-08 → 2024-12-22
    Delta national wildlife refuge / octave pass mystery sheen; pilottown, la
  41. NOAAORR-108932024-12-08 → 2024-12-22
    Pilottown, la, USA
    Delta Duck Octave Pass Mystery Sheen; Pilottown, La, USA
  42. NOAAORR-108762024-11-26 → 2024-12-10
    Point comfort, tx, USA
    Hydraulic Leak At Formosa Plastics Facility; Point Comfort, Tx
  43. NOAAORR-108912024-11-22 → 2024-12-06
    Hilcorp SM214 spill marsh island; gulf of mexico
  44. NOAAORR-108742024-11-21 → 2024-12-05
    Galveston bay, tx, USA
    Tug Kathy Pawg Sunk; Galveston Bay, Tx
  45. NOAAORR-108602024-10-07 → 2024-10-21
    Central gulf coast of florida, USA
    Hurricane Milton
  46. NOAAORR-108562024-09-25 → 2024-10-09
    Big bend region, florida
    Hurricane Helene; Big Bend Region, Florida
  47. NOAAORR-108512024-09-13 → 2024-09-27
    East cameron, la, block 328C
    Mystery Sheen; Offshore East Cameron, la
  48. NOAAORR-108482024-09-10 → 2024-09-24
    Noaa erd has been monitoring the track and development of tropical storm francine which is forecast to…
    Tropical Storm/hurricane Francine; Louisiana Coast · Louisiana Coast
  49. NOAAORR-108462024-09-01 → 2024-09-15
    Clean harbor deer park, tx, USA
    Leachate Release Into Tucker Bayou; Laporte, Tx
  50. NOAAORR-108322024-08-05 → 2024-08-19
    Satellite image anomaly (potential spill) east of the delta wildlife refuge; southeast la

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