Spills & pollution incidents in the North Atlantic 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 North Atlantic Ocean

Archive · 1,244 cancelled

  1. NOAAORR-60622006-02-22 → 2006-03-08
    Pralls is., ny
    Mystery Spill; Pralls Is., Ny
  2. NOAAORR-60612006-02-16 → 2006-03-02
    Montauk pt, ny
    F/V Miss Caroline; Montauk Pt, Ny
  3. NOAAORR-60602006-02-13 → 2006-02-27
    During a product transfer of dabo crude oil between the chevron perth amboy facility on the arthur kill and…
    Chevron Facility; Sewarren, Nj · Sewarren, Nj
  4. NOAAORR-60502006-01-21 → 2006-02-04
    Barge energy 5501; new haven, ct
  5. NOAAORR-60492006-01-18 → 2006-02-01
    The tug valour was forced to cut lose the maritrans barge M-192 in heavy seas off the coast of the carolinas…
    Tug Valour; Nc · Nc
  6. NOAAORR-60472006-01-18 → 2006-02-01
    Tank barge Maritrans-192; offshore cape fear, nc
  7. NOAAORR-60432006-01-10 → 2006-01-24
    Monday afternoon US coast guard, sector boston was notified of a release in the area of the island end river…
    Island End River Mystery Spill; Boston, Ma · Boston, Ma
  8. NOAAORR-60372006-01-03 → 2006-01-17
    Long island, ny
    F/V Hail Mary Ii; Long Island, Ny
  9. NOAAORR-60342005-12-16 → 2005-12-30
    At approximately 0800 hours on december 16, 2005 a leaking valve was first observed at the conoco-phillips…
    Conoco-phillips Bayway; Nj · Nj
  10. NOAAORR-60322005-12-14 → 2005-12-28
    On december 12, 2005, at approximately 5:30 am, the fishing vessel captain A.B
    F/V Captain A.b.; Fl · Fl
  11. NOAAORR-60292005-11-28 → 2005-12-12
    James river, va
    Barge Piney Point; James River, Va
  12. NOAAORR-12972005-07-29 → 2005-08-12
    Hudson river, ny
    New Windsor Cargo Terminal; Hudson River, Ny
  13. NOAAORR-12872005-05-09 → 2005-05-23
    Barge VB53; richmond, va
  14. NOAAORR-12852005-04-29 → 2005-05-13
    Nantucket island, ma
    FV Hannah and Sarah Grounding; Nantucket Island, Ma
  15. NOAAORR-12832005-04-28 → 2005-05-12
    Barge B-35; hudson river, ny
  16. NOAAORR-12752005-03-24 → 2005-04-07
    Arthur kill, ny/nj
    Cold Springs Harbor Barge; Arthur Kill, Ny/nj
  17. NOAAORR-12742005-03-22 → 2005-04-05
    Rtc barge 380; elizabeth port, nj
  18. NOAAORR-12732005-03-22 → 2005-04-05
    On tuesday, 22 march, 2005, the MV csav maresias waited off charleston harbour with six damaged containers…
    MV Csav Maresias; Charleston, Sc · Charleston, Sc
  19. NOAAORR-12722005-03-21 → 2005-04-04
    Offshore mayport, fl
    USS Hue City; Offshore Mayport, Fl
  20. NOAAORR-12692005-03-17 → 2005-03-31
    Port everglades, fl
    Yacht Tv; Port Everglades, Fl
  21. NOAAORR-12652005-02-27 → 2005-03-13
    It is reported that the tug is on fire, unmanned, and adrift about 8 miles offshore of barnegat, nj
    Bouchard Tug; Offshore, Nj · Offshore, Nj
  22. NOAAORR-12642005-02-22 → 2005-03-08
    Arthur kill, nj
    T/v Great Lakes; Arthur Kill, Nj
  23. NOAAORR-12572005-01-18 → 2005-02-01
    At 1352 est january 18th tug southern cross was reported grounded in mamaroneck harbor, ny
    Tug Southern Cross; Mamaroneck, Ny · Mamaroneck, Ny
  24. NOAAORR-12532005-01-11 → 2005-01-25
    Tarballs discovered on the beaches around mid day on january 11, 2005 in several locations between north…
    Mystery Tarballs; Vicinity Ft · Lauderdale, Fl · Vicinity Ft · Lauderdale, Fl
  25. NOAAORR-12512005-01-06 → 2005-01-20
    Barge RTC503; hells gate, ny harbor, ny
  26. NOAAORR-12462004-12-11 → 2004-12-25
    Hy-line ferry terminal, hyannis ma
    Hy-line Ferry Dock; Hyannis, Ma · Hyannis, Ma
  27. NOAAORR-12432004-12-08 → 2004-12-22
    Offshore marathon key, fl
    F/V Miss Dottie; Offshore Marathon Key, Fl
  28. NOAAORR-12412004-12-03 → 2004-12-17
    East rockaway inlet, ny
    T/v Kristin Poling; East Rockaway Inlet, Ny
  29. NOAAORR-12402004-12-03 → 2004-12-17
    Powells creek, va
    Lime Spill; Powells Creek, Va
  30. NOAAORR-12372004-11-30 → 2004-12-14
    Chesapeake bay, md
    M/V Saudi Abha; Chesapeake Bay, Md
  31. NOAAORR-12362004-11-27 → 2004-12-11
    Delaware river, nj/pa
    M/V Athos I; Delaware River, Nj/pa
  32. NOAAORR-12342004-11-17 → 2004-12-01
    Offshore savannah, ga
    M/V Fortune Epoch; Offshore Savannah, Ga
  33. NOAAORR-12322004-10-30 → 2004-11-13
    Arthur kill, nj
    Caustic Soda Spill; Arthur Kill, Nj
  34. NOAAORR-12292004-10-13 → 2004-10-27
    Offshore cape hatteras, nc
    Lewis J. Goulet; Offshore Cape Hatteras, Nc
  35. NOAAORR-12272004-10-07 → 2004-10-21
    Ft lauderdale, fl
    M/V Federal Pescadores; Ft Lauderdale, Fl
  36. NOAAORR-12262004-09-30 → 2004-10-14
    New york city, ny
    Weir Creek; New York City, Ny
  37. NOAAORR-11942004-07-17 → 2004-07-31
    Gasoline barge; aground; no spill; notification 2. threat: oil
    Barge Grounding; Ny · Ny
  38. NOAAORR-11772004-05-25 → 2004-06-08
    Noaa consulted with lawrence livermore national lab on a fire in georgia
    Georgia Fire; Ga · Ga
  39. NOAAORR-11762004-05-20 → 2004-06-03
    Off sc, sc
    Vessel; Off Sc, Sc
  40. NOAAORR-11652004-03-31 → 2004-04-14
    Naoh spill; into berm; chem verbal 2. threat: chemical
    Naoh Spill; Nj · Nj
  41. NOAAORR-11642004-03-26 → 2004-04-09
    Se of marquesas key, fl
    Tug; Se of Marquesas Key, Fl
  42. NOAAORR-11632004-03-26 → 2004-04-09
    At the time the vessel grounded it was loaded with bauxite and 280 metric tons of a heavy fuel oil and 14.34…
    M/V Eastwind; Ft · Lauderdale, Fl · Ft · Lauderdale, Fl
  43. NOAAORR-11572004-02-28 → 2004-03-13
    On february 28, 2004, noaa received a report that the t/v bow mariner caught fire and exploded causing it to…
    T/v Bow-mariner; Offshore, Va · Offshore, Va
  44. NOAAORR-11562004-02-24 → 2004-03-09
    Intracoastal waterway, nc
    Mystery Slick; Intracoastal Waterway, Nc
  45. NOAAORR-11472004-01-31 → 2004-02-14
    Off virginia coast, va
    Vessel; Off Virginia Coast, Va
  46. NOAAORR-11402004-01-13 → 2004-01-27
    New haven, ct
    M/V Brali; New Haven, Ct
  47. NOAAORR-11302003-12-11 → 2003-12-25
    Barge B-80; arthur kill, ny
  48. NOAAORR-11312003-12-11 → 2003-12-25
    On december 11, 2003 the 74 foot wood fishing vessel mizb was reported abandoned 21 miles off chincoteaque, va
    F/V Miz B Adrift; Offshore, Va · Offshore, Va
  49. NOAAORR-11292003-12-09 → 2003-12-23
    On 9 december 2003 the cargo ship stellamare listed and partially sank at the port of albany, pitching…
    M/V Stellamare; Albany, Ny · Albany, Ny
  50. NOAAORR-11272003-12-04 → 2003-12-18
    Lake worth inlet, fl
    Tug New River; Lake Worth Inlet, Fl

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