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-106402023-07-22 → 2023-08-05
    Mystery sheen reported, south timbalier block 22, port fourchon, la
  2. NOAAORR-106382023-07-22 → 2023-08-05
    On july 22, 2023, a compressor caught fire on a cox operating platform in viosca knoll
    Platform Fire and Diesel Spill In Viosca Knoll, la · La
  3. NOAAORR-106392023-07-21 → 2023-08-04
    Crude oil discharge into delta national wild refuge, pilottown, la
  4. NOAAORR-106412023-07-19 → 2023-08-02
    Sheen from offshore platform, west delta block 75, la
  5. NOAAORR-106312023-07-13 → 2023-07-27
    Discharge of biodegradable hydraulic fluid offshore galveston, tx
  6. NOAAORR-106322023-07-12 → 2023-07-26
    Satellite reports detect mystery sheen in high island area 536, offshore texas
  7. NOAAORR-106302023-07-08 → 2023-07-22
    Lafitte, la, USA
    Spill From Bulk Transfer Pipeline In Barataria Bay, Lafitte, la
  8. NOAAORR-106332023-07-07 → 2023-07-21
    Platform fire at facility, cantarell oil field, bay of campeche, offshore mexico
  9. NOAAORR-106292023-07-06 → 2023-07-20
    Oil spill from flowline into delta national wildlife refuge, boothville-venice, la
  10. NOAAORR-106272023-07-04 → 2023-07-18
    On july 4, 2023, tarballs were reported on the beach at surfside beach, extending approximately 3 miles down…
    Tarballs Reported At Surfside Beach, Freeport, Tx · Freeport, Tx
  11. NOAAORR-106252023-06-27 → 2023-07-11
    Bay city, texas
    Tarballs Reported On Sargent Beach, Bay City, Texas
  12. NOAAORR-106222023-06-14 → 2023-06-28
    Horn island ms
    Commercial Fishing Vessel Hard Aground, Horn Island, Ms
  13. NOAAORR-106192023-06-09 → 2023-06-23
    Sheen discharging near abandoned platform in high island block 24, jefferson county, tx
  14. NOAAORR-106152023-06-03 → 2023-06-17
    4359 w tank farm rd, lake charles, la
    Storage Tank Fire At Refinery, Lake Charles, la
  15. NOAAORR-106122023-05-24 → 2023-06-07
    On may 23, 2023, a pipeline rupture in the apollo energy cameron meadows field discharged an estimated 2 bbl…
    Pipeline Rupture of Crude Oil Into Marsh Area, Hackberry, la · Hackberry, La,
  16. NOAAORR-106102023-05-17 → 2023-05-31
    Corpus christi, tx
    Refinery Fire, Inner Harbor, Corpus Christi, Tx
  17. NOAAORR-106072023-05-09 → 2023-05-23
    Release of petroleum coke (pet) from sunk barge, mm 54 of lower mississippi river, davant, la
  18. NOAAORR-106062023-05-05 → 2023-05-19
    5900 hwy 225, deer park, tx 77536
    Explosion and Fire At Refinery, Deer Park, Tx
  19. NOAAORR-106022023-04-26 → 2023-05-10
    Hackberry, la, USA
    Crude Oil Discharge Into Intracoastal Waterway, Hackberry, la
  20. NOAAORR-106032023-04-21 → 2023-05-05
    Sheen observed from unknown source, main pass area, gulf of mexico
  21. NOAAORR-105992023-04-10 → 2023-04-24
    Discharge of crude oil from well flowline into marsh area, cameron, la
  22. NOAAORR-105952023-03-31 → 2023-04-14
    Towing vessel taking on water (submerged) in sabine-neches river, tx-la
  23. NOAAORR-105922023-03-30 → 2023-04-13
    Spill of natural gas condensate into white lake wetlands conservation area, la
  24. NOAAORR-105912023-03-28 → 2023-04-11
    Oil spill into water/marsh from oil facility near mouth of sw pass
  25. NOAAORR-105942023-03-21 → 2023-04-04
    Tpic MP67 cs platform spill; la
  26. NOAAORR-105862023-03-15 → 2023-03-29
    Sunken 60-Foot shrimping vessel, bolivar peninsula, tx
  27. NOAAORR-105832023-03-13 → 2023-03-27
    Bolivar peninsula, tx
    Sheen At High Island Beach, Bolivar Peninsula, Tx
  28. NOAAORR-105812023-03-12 → 2023-03-26
    On march 3, 2023, the uscg notified the noaa ssc regarding a yellowish substance stranded on sargent beach,…
    Yellowish Mystery Substance On Sargent Beach, Tx · Tx
  29. NOAAORR-105802023-03-10 → 2023-03-24
    Gulf of mexico
    Loss of Pressure In Crescent Mainstream Pipeline, Gulf of Mexico
  30. NOAAORR-105722023-02-21 → 2023-03-07
    32-Foot recreational fishing vessel sunk offshore texas
  31. NOAAORR-105612023-01-22 → 2023-02-05
    Port sulphur, la
    Oil Discharge From Platform In Lake Washington, Port Sulphur, la
  32. NOAAORR-105602023-01-17 → 2023-01-31
    La, gulf of mexico
    Mystery Spill In Breton Sound, la
  33. NOAAORR-105592023-01-16 → 2023-01-30
    Sunken dredge barge, mm 85 of the mississippi river
  34. NOAAORR-105532023-01-05 → 2023-01-19
    On january 5, 2022, sector houston-galveston notified noaa ssc about a broken natural gas wellhead…
    Broken Wellhead Discharge, Houston Ship Channel, Pasadena, Tx · Pasadena, Tx
  35. NOAAORR-105492022-12-27 → 2023-01-10
    On december 23, 2022, the uscg received notification of an approximate 30bbl spill of crude oil from a wcc…
    Tank Battery Spill, Port Sulphur, la · La, USA
  36. NOAAORR-105482022-12-27 → 2023-01-10
    Discharge from ingleside dock 5, ingleside, tx
  37. NOAAORR-105462022-12-15 → 2022-12-29
    Bolivar peninsula, tx
    Utv Candace Allision; Bolivar Peninsula, Tx
  38. NOAAORR-105422022-12-08 → 2022-12-22
    Offshore galveston, tx
    Shrimping Vessel Sunk Offshore of Jamaica Beach, Tx
  39. NOAAORR-105452022-12-01 → 2022-12-15
    On december 1, 2022, uscg sector houston galveston requested noaa ssc review of a draft biological…
    Trinity Bay Pipeline; Anahuac, Tx · Anahuac, Tx
  40. NOAAORR-105392022-11-28 → 2022-12-12
    Lake charles, la
    Oil Discharge At Calcasieu Point Landing, Lake Charles, la
  41. NOAAORR-105412022-11-27 → 2022-12-11
    Whitney oil & gas well 259 garden island bay leak; port eads, la, USA
  42. NOAAORR-105402022-11-21 → 2022-12-05
    Gulf of mexico
    Seacor Marine Lb Robert Potential Spill; Gulf of Mexico
  43. NOAAORR-105372022-11-16 → 2022-11-30
    Cameron parish, louisiana
    Well Discharge Into Marsh Near Creole, la
  44. NOAAORR-105352022-11-13 → 2022-11-27
    Sinking of work barge, bon secour bay, south end of mobile bay, al
  45. NOAAORR-105342022-11-07 → 2022-11-21
    Allision between tug boat and out-of-service flowline, south pass 24, pilottown, la
  46. NOAAORR-105322022-11-04 → 2022-11-18
    Spill of a mixture containing oil and polymer products into drainage ditch leading to patrick bayou, deer…
  47. NOAAORR-105312022-11-04 → 2022-11-18
    04 nov 2022 a shrimping vessel net became ensnared on an adjacent wellhead
    Shrimping Vessel Capsize, Main Pass, la · La, USA
  48. NOAAORR-105222022-09-24 → 2022-10-08
    On september 23, 2022, the noaa ssc for uscg district 7 in miami, fl began monitoring depression #9 (now…
    Hurricane Ian · Florida
  49. NOAAORR-105182022-09-16 → 2022-09-30
    40-Foot cabin cruiser taking on water, tom's bayou, valparaiso, fl
  50. NOAAORR-105152022-09-02 → 2022-09-16
    Pascagoula, ms, USA
    Lube Oil Spills Into Bayou Casotte At Refinery, Pascagoula, Ms

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