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-108302024-08-04 → 2024-08-18
    Big bend region, fl
    Tropical Storm/hurricane Debby
  2. NOAAORR-108292024-08-02 → 2024-08-16
    Port eads, la, USA
    Oil Discharge Into Joseph Bayou; Port Eads, la
  3. NOAAORR-108272024-07-28 → 2024-08-11
    Offshore corpus christi, tx
    Sunken F/V Two Ss Three Ls; Offshore Corpus Christi, Tx
  4. NOAAORR-108252024-07-27 → 2024-08-10
    Gulf of mexico
    Cargo Ship Hans Shulte Potential Hazmat Release; Gulf of Mexico
  5. NOAAORR-108262024-07-27 → 2024-08-10
    Crescent midstream tank overflow into bayou lafourche; raceland, la
  6. NOAAORR-108192024-07-19 → 2024-08-02
    Houston shipping channel, tx, USA
    Tug Miss Peggy Sunk; Houston Shipping Channel, Tx
  7. NOAAORR-108182024-07-19 → 2024-08-02
    South padre island, tx, USA
    Fishing Vessel Bilge Discharge; South Padre Island, Tx
  8. NOAAORR-108162024-07-17 → 2024-07-31
    On july 17, 2024, nesdis issued a marine pollution surveillance report (mpsr), for an anomaly offshore…
    Platform Sheen; Offshore Bolivar Peninsula, Tx · Texas
  9. NOAAORR-108122024-07-11 → 2024-07-25
    Lafitte, la, USA
    Well Flowline Spill In Bayou Perot; Lafitte, la
  10. NOAAORR-108112024-07-05 → 2024-07-19
    As of approximately 1700 central time, on july 5, 2024, beryl was passing over the yucatan peninsula
    Hurricane Beryl; Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico · Matagorda, Tx
  11. NOAAORR-108092024-06-26 → 2024-07-10
    Mystery sheen, main pass 80; off coast of louisiana
  12. NOAAORR-108042024-06-18 → 2024-07-02
    Pipeline spill at delta farms oil field, in situ burn; lafitte, la
  13. NOAAORR-107932024-05-31 → 2024-06-14
    On may 30, 2024, at approximately 2200 local, an estimated 100 gallons of hydraulic fluid was discharged…
    Hydraulic Fluid Discharge; Offshore Freeport, Tx · Tx
  14. NOAAORR-107922024-05-30 → 2024-06-13
    On may 29, 2024, a tank battery in orangefield, tx, was struck by lightning, damaging the tank
    Cow Bayou Tank Farm Discharge; Orange, Tx · Orange, Tx
  15. NOAAORR-107872024-05-18 → 2024-06-01
    Cocodrie, la, USA
    Natural Gas Condensate Release At Lake Pelto; Cocodrie, la
  16. NOAAORR-107862024-05-15 → 2024-05-29
    Galveston, tx, USA
    Pelican Island Bridge Allision; Galveston, Tx
  17. NOAAORR-107842024-05-11 → 2024-05-25
    Deer park, tx
    Waste Oil Discharge, Tucker's Bayou; Deer Park, Tx
  18. NOAAORR-107732024-04-24 → 2024-05-08
    Pipeline leak, west cameron lease block 564; offshore louisiana
  19. NOAAORR-107682024-04-04 → 2024-04-18
    Floating tar patties from dismantling of hilcorp boudreaux canal barge; chauvin, la
  20. NOAAORR-107602024-03-25 → 2024-04-08
    Horsepen bayou crude oil and produced water discharge; houston, tx
  21. NOAAORR-107582024-03-20 → 2024-04-03
    On march 20, 2024, the uccg received reports of a mystery slick in breton sound from two local osros
    Mystery Oil Spill; Breton Sound, la · La
  22. NOAAORR-107532024-03-13 → 2024-03-27
    Buras-triumph, la, USA
    Midsteam Pipeline Mississippi River Spill; Buras-triumph, la
  23. NOAAORR-107522024-03-08 → 2024-03-22
    In situ burn of oil spill at whitney oil & gas, lake hatch B-42; houma, la
  24. NOAAORR-107472024-02-20 → 2024-03-05
    Hydraulic fluid discharge from jack-up rig; gulf state park pier; gulf shores, al
  25. NOAAORR-107382024-02-09 → 2024-02-23
    On february 6, 2024, a loading arm at marathon dock 40, texas city, discharged oil into galveston bay during…
    Heavy Fuel Oil Discharge Into Galveston Bay; Texas City, Tx · Texas
  26. NOAAORR-107372024-02-08 → 2024-02-22
    Black lake, hackberry, la, USA
    Crude Oil Spill Into Black Lake, Hackberry, la
  27. NOAAORR-107272024-01-26 → 2024-02-09
    On january 24, 2024, a barge collision on the san jacinto river caused a hole in one tank of a barge,…
    Naptha Discharge, San Jacinto River, Channelview, Tx
  28. NOAAORR-107262024-01-25 → 2024-02-08
    Sulfuric acid drum, corpus christi inner harbor; corpus christi, tx
  29. NOAAORR-107192024-01-20 → 2024-02-03
    Notification only early in the morning of january 20, 2024, a barge allision at magellan terminals, located…
    Naptha Discharge; Houston Ship Channel, Tx · Houston, Texas
  30. NOAAORR-107232024-01-19 → 2024-02-02
    On january 18,2024, a tpic facility in sweet lake, la discharged an estimated 30 gallons of high paraffin…
    Tpic Sweet Lake Discharge; Cameron, la · Cameron, la
  31. NOAAORR-107162024-01-07 → 2024-01-21
    Pilottown, la, USA
    Mystery Sheen; Vicinity of Coquille Bay, la
  32. NOAAORR-107152024-01-04 → 2024-01-18
    Corpus christi, tx
    Widespread Unknown Odor; Area of Corpus Christi, Tx
  33. NOAAORR-107102023-12-17 → 2023-12-31
    2625 causeway blvd, tampa, fl 33619, USA
    Fuel Spill From Fishing Vessel, Tampa, Fl
  34. NOAAORR-107012023-12-06 → 2023-12-20
    Potential vessel discharge, west cameron 513 block; offshore texas
  35. NOAAORR-106922023-11-16 → 2023-11-30
    19 miles offshore ms river delta, la
    Crude Oil Release: Main Pass, la
  36. NOAAORR-106892023-11-08 → 2023-11-22
    Release on oil platform, main pass block 35; buras-triumph, la
  37. NOAAORR-107042023-11-03 → 2023-11-17
    11 n water st, mobile, al 36602, USA
    Mystery Oil Discharge, Mobile River; Mobile, Al
  38. NOAAORR-106802023-10-24 → 2023-11-07
    Satellite imagery detects suspected oil spill; se gulf of mexico, nw of key west, fl
  39. NOAAORR-106812023-10-24 → 2023-11-07
    Galliano, la, USA
    Crude Oil Discharge From Flowline Into Marsh; Galliano, la
  40. NOAAORR-106792023-10-22 → 2023-11-05
    Cut off, la, USA
    Well Blowout In Little Lake; Cut Off, la
  41. NOAAORR-106822023-10-17 → 2023-10-31
    1On october 17, 2023, the texas petroleum investment company (tpic) reported an approx 5bbl (210-gallon)…
    Spill of Crude Oil From Flowline Into Marsh; Centerville, la · La
  42. NOAAORR-106762023-10-11 → 2023-10-25
    Boothville-venice, la, USA
    Barge On Fire In Grand Bay; Boothville-venice, la
  43. NOAAORR-106782023-10-08 → 2023-10-22
    Slidell, la, USA
    Mystery Discharge Eden Isle; Slidell, la
  44. NOAAORR-106732023-10-06 → 2023-10-20
    Barge discharges heavy fuel oil into intercoastal waterway; franklin, la
  45. NOAAORR-106742023-10-02 → 2023-10-16
    On october 2, 2023, approximately 100bbl of crude oil was discharged into a trench from the hilcorp burrwood…
    Crude Oil Discharged Into Trench From Well Flowline; Louisiana · La
  46. NOAAORR-106642023-09-14 → 2023-09-28
    Galveston, tx, USA
    Red Tide Inquiry; Galveston, Tx, USA
  47. NOAAORR-106592023-09-01 → 2023-09-15
    Petersburg, fl, USA
    Crude Oil Spill At Port Manatee In Tampa Bay, Fl · St
  48. NOAAORR-106562023-08-28 → 2023-09-11
    Big bend, florida
    Hurricane Idalia, Gulf of Mexico
  49. NOAAORR-106432023-07-31 → 2023-08-14
    Port eads, la, USA
    Spill From Pipeline Into Joseph Bayou, Port Eads, la
  50. NOAAORR-106422023-07-25 → 2023-08-08
    Hole in flow line results in spill into open water, west delta block 29, la

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