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.

in force
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last 12 months
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vs previous 12 (51)
-2%
since 1970
1,564

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-78422008-06-24 → 2008-07-08
    Daulphin island, al
    M/V Mark L Barge Tow Grounded; Daulphin Island, Al
  2. NOAAORR-78412008-06-23 → 2008-07-07
    Loop, gulf of mexico, la
    M/V Ramlah Oil Spill; Loop, Gulf of Mexico, la
  3. NOAAORR-78332008-06-10 → 2008-06-24
    Ship shoal block 7 pipeline release; gulf of mexico, la
  4. NOAAORR-78322008-06-10 → 2008-06-24
    Port aransas, texas
    Sperm Whale Grounding; Port Aransas, Texas
  5. NOAAORR-78292008-06-07 → 2008-06-21
    ZnBr2 spill, green canyon block 338; gulf of mexico, offshore la
  6. NOAAORR-78272008-06-03 → 2008-06-17
    Post-hurricane katrina grand isle 47C, ; gulf of mexico, la
  7. NOAAORR-78252008-05-29 → 2008-06-12
    Block 237 platform; eugene island, la
  8. NOAAORR-78242008-05-28 → 2008-06-11
    Hillcorp tank battery 25; timbalier bay, la
  9. NOAAORR-78222008-05-25 → 2008-06-08
    M/V dog fish; mp block 72, mississippi delta, la
  10. NOAAORR-78212008-05-24 → 2008-06-07
    Breton sound mystery sheen #2; breton sound, la
  11. NOAAORR-78202008-05-23 → 2008-06-06
    Breton sound, la
    Breton Sound Mystery Sheen; Breton Sound, la
  12. NOAAORR-78192008-05-21 → 2008-06-04
    Port arthur, tx
    Kmtex Pyrolysis Gas; Port Arthur, Tx
  13. NOAAORR-78172008-05-15 → 2008-05-29
    Southwest pass, vermillion bay, la
    F/V King Fisher; Southwest Pass, Vermillion Bay, la
  14. NOAAORR-78142008-05-09 → 2008-05-23
    Barge energy 11102 ; bolivar roads, galveston, tx
  15. NOAAORR-78112008-04-24 → 2008-05-08
    Mystery sheen; south timbalier island block 130, lousiana
  16. NOAAORR-78082008-04-18 → 2008-05-02
    Two patches of crude oil were reported by msu houma in a small system of channels between lake long and the…
    Lake Long Pipeline Spill; Houma, la · Houma, la
  17. NOAAORR-78072008-04-14 → 2008-04-28
    Salvador state wma, louisiana
    Bayou Couba Oil Spill; Salvador State Wma, Louisiana
  18. NOAAORR-78022008-04-04 → 2008-04-18
    Off alabama coast
    Sunken Tug; Off Alabama Coast
  19. NOAAORR-78012008-04-02 → 2008-04-16
    Tug yankee and barge DBL151; tampa bay, fl
  20. NOAAORR-77932008-03-20 → 2008-04-03
    Morgan city, la
    Lake Palourde Orphan Well; Morgan City, la
  21. NOAAORR-77922008-03-17 → 2008-03-31
    On march 17, 2008, the noaa ssc was notified of a fluosilicic acid release at the stolt-haven facility…
    Fluosilicic Acid Release; Braithwaite, la · Braithwaite, la
  22. NOAAORR-77912008-03-15 → 2008-03-29
    Rockerfeller refuge, la
    F/V Miss Lisa; Rockerfeller Refuge, la
  23. NOAAORR-77902008-03-12 → 2008-03-26
    Gulf of mexico
    M/V Jillian Morrison ; Gulf of Mexico
  24. NOAAORR-77892008-03-10 → 2008-03-24
    Noaa erd was contacted by noaa fisheries office of law enforcement regarding an unusual mortality event…
    Dolphin Mortality Event; Galveston, Tx · Galveston, Tx
  25. NOAAORR-77882008-03-09 → 2008-03-23
    Bayou chaland, grand terre island, la
    Pipeline Failure; Bayou Chaland, Grand Terre Island, la
  26. NOAAORR-77852008-03-02 → 2008-03-16
    On the afternoon of 2 march 2008, uscg sector mobile notified the regional noaa scientific support…
    Sulfur Dioxide Release,; Pascagoula, Ms · Pascagoula, Ms
  27. NOAAORR-77842008-03-02 → 2008-03-16
    Barartaria bay, la
    Manilia Villiage; Barartaria Bay, la
  28. NOAAORR-77832008-03-02 → 2008-03-16
    Grand isle 47C; near se louisiana coast, gulf of mexico
  29. NOAAORR-77762008-02-16 → 2008-03-01
    Gom, south of fgbnms
    Osv Grady Fagan Allision; Gom, South of Fgbnms
  30. NOAAORR-77752008-02-15 → 2008-02-29
    South pelto, la
    Well Blowout; South Pelto, la
  31. NOAAORR-77702008-02-12 → 2008-02-26
    Lake raccourci well #2; terrebone parish, la
  32. NOAAORR-77602008-01-28 → 2008-02-11
    Potential towboat sinking, cause unknown
    Tug Accue IV ; Calcasieu, la · Calcasieu, la
  33. NOAAORR-77532008-01-19 → 2008-02-02
    Breton sound 53 well incident; gulf of mexico
  34. NOAAORR-77522008-01-17 → 2008-01-31
    Barge 10356 incident; mississippi river near plaquemine, la
  35. NOAAORR-77492008-01-14 → 2008-01-28
    Terrebonne parish, la
    Deer Island Oil Spill; Terrebonne Parish, la
  36. NOAAORR-77502008-01-14 → 2008-01-28
    Baton rouge, la
    Calcium Chloride Barge; Baton Rouge, la
  37. NOAAORR-77482008-01-11 → 2008-01-25
    West cote blanche bay, la
    Oil Well Allision and Release; West Cote Blanche Bay, la
  38. NOAAORR-77462008-01-09 → 2008-01-23
    Dauphin island, al
    Missing Body Search; Dauphin Island, Al
  39. NOAAORR-77442008-01-07 → 2008-01-21
    Port beinville, ms
    Epichlorhydrin Rail Car Incident; Port Beinville, Ms
  40. NOAAORR-77412008-01-03 → 2008-01-17
    Vermilion block 16; offshore, la
  41. NOAAORR-77362007-12-21 → 2008-01-04
    Gulf of mexico
    F/V Silver Wings; Gulf of Mexico
  42. NOAAORR-77372007-12-21 → 2008-01-04
    South pass, mississippi delta, la
    Lost Drum, Methanol; South Pass, Mississippi Delta, la
  43. NOAAORR-77352007-12-18 → 2008-01-01
    Belle pass, iberia parish, la
    Phoenix Well Blowout; Belle Pass, Iberia Parish, la
  44. NOAAORR-77312007-12-11 → 2007-12-25
    Breton sound, la
    M/V Lady Marie; Breton Sound, la
  45. NOAAORR-77282007-12-10 → 2007-12-24
    Atchafalaya bay, la
    Harvest Oil & Gas Facility; Atchafalaya Bay, la
  46. NOAAORR-77272007-12-08 → 2007-12-22
    Floating tanks; 80 miles off terrebone bay, la
  47. NOAAORR-77242007-12-04 → 2007-12-18
    Mississippi delta, la
    Red Pass Pipeline Release; Mississippi Delta, la
  48. NOAAORR-77232007-12-03 → 2007-12-17
    Little lake, la
    Delta Bengal, Abandoned Pipeline ; Little Lake, la
  49. NOAAORR-77142007-11-17 → 2007-12-01
    Gulf of mexico
    Sunken Fishing Vessel, Mama June; Gulf of Mexico
  50. NOAAORR-77112007-11-12 → 2007-11-26
    Tampa bay pipeline anhydrous ammonia release; riverview, east of tampa, fl

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