Spills & pollution incidents in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

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.

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No spills & pollution incidents in force in the Gulf of St. Lawrence right now.

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Other hazards in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Archive · 8 cancelled

  1. NOAAORR-108752024-11-26 → 2024-12-10
    St lawrence river, ny, USA
    Bulk Freighter M/V Tim S. Dool Aground; St Lawrence River, Ny
  2. NOAAORR-97262018-05-29 → 2018-06-12
    Morrisburg, on canada
    T/v Chem Norma; Morrisburg, On Canada
  3. NOAAORR-89322015-05-17 → 2015-05-31
    The M/V algoma spirit ran aground in the st
    M/V Algoma Spirit; St · Lawrence River · St · Lawrence River
  4. NOAAORR-61192006-09-06 → 2006-09-20
    Lawrence seaway, ny
    M/V Toro; St
  5. NOAAORR-73921999-03-16 → 1999-03-30
    St lawrence river, ny
    Therminol Release; St Lawrence River, Ny
  6. NOAAORR-90581985-07-19 → 1985-08-02
    Saint lawrence seaway
    Shoreline Impact St.lawrence Seaway; Saint Lawrence Seaway
  7. NOAAORR-62491979-03-15 → 1979-03-29
    Cabot strait, newfoundland
    Kurdistan; Cabot Strait, Newfoundland
  8. NOAAORR-62081970-02-04 → 1970-02-18
    Nova scotia, canada
    Arrow; Nova Scotia, Canada

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

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