Spills & pollution incidents in the Indian Ocean

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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Other hazards in the Indian Ocean

Archive · 8 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 214/252025-01-28 → 2025-06-16
    Tug sona III and two barges aground in: a. 10-22.50S 056-37.10E
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius
  2. NOAAORR-101392020-08-06 → 2020-08-20
    M/V wakashio; 1.5 nm off pointe d’esny, mauritius
  3. HYDROPAC 1505/092009-08-22 → 2009-12-12
    Nga chart 74451 (1ST ed)
  4. NOAAORR-99671994-11-15 → 1994-11-29
    Georges clemenceau, taolagnaro, madagascar
    M/V Wellborn; Georges Clemenceau, Taolagnaro, Madagascar
  5. NOAAORR-68211991-07-21 → 1991-08-04
    Cervantes, western australia
    Kirki; Cervantes, Western Australia
  6. NOAAORR-62391977-12-16 → 1977-12-30
    Francis, south africa
    Venoil; Cape St
  7. NOAAORR-62131971-02-27 → 1971-03-13
    Cape agulhas, south africa
    Wafra; Cape Agulhas, South Africa
  8. NOAAORR-62041968-06-13 → 1968-06-27
    World glory; 65 miles ene of durban, south africa

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