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-51271997-05-15 → 1997-05-29
    Rtc 380; carteret, new jersey
  2. NOAAORR-72021997-05-15 → 1997-05-29
    Barge RTC320; arthur kill
  3. NOAAORR-72001997-05-01 → 1997-05-15
    Early on may 1, 1997, uscg act baltimore received a radio report of a hydrochloric acid spill from a railcar…
    Csx Railcar Derailment; Baltimore, Maryland · Baltimore, Maryland
  4. NOAAORR-71931997-04-02 → 1997-04-16
    Nantucket island, massachusetts
    C/v Pol America; Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
  5. NOAAORR-71881997-02-03 → 1997-02-17
    C/v houston; maryland shoal, florida keys national marine sanctuary
  6. NOAAORR-71861997-01-31 → 1997-02-14
    Noaa was notified of this incident on january 31, 1997, by mso providence
    Cape Cod Mystery Spill; Truro, Massachusetts · Truro, Massachusetts
  7. NOAAORR-71801997-01-16 → 1997-01-30
    Isla grande, puerto rico
    Mystery Spill - San Juan Harbor; Isla Grande, Puerto Rico
  8. NOAAORR-71771997-01-14 → 1997-01-28
    Albany, new york
    Getty Oil Tank Truck; Albany, New York
  9. NOAAORR-71761997-01-12 → 1997-01-26
    Atlantic ocean inbound hampton roads
    C/v Almeria Lykes; Atlantic Ocean Inbound Hampton Roads
  10. NOAAORR-71731996-12-22 → 1997-01-05
    Block island, rhode island
    F/V Green Arrow; Block Island, Rhode Island
  11. NOAAORR-71711996-12-12 → 1996-12-26
    Northport, long island, ny
    Lilco Power Cable; Northport, Long Island, Ny
  12. NOAAORR-71701996-12-11 → 1996-12-25
    Elizabeth, new jersey
    Tosco Bayway Refinery; Elizabeth, New Jersey
  13. NOAAORR-71691996-12-10 → 1996-12-24
    Newport news, virginia
    F/V Gladys Loraine; Newport News, Virginia
  14. NOAAORR-71651996-11-18 → 1996-12-02
    Act baltimore received notification that approximately 2,500 gallons of waste oil had been discharged into…
    Clinton Concrete Waste Oil Tank; Clinton, Maryland · Clinton, Maryland
  15. NOAAORR-71611996-11-15 → 1996-11-29
    East river, new york
    Consolidated Edison; East River, New York
  16. NOAAORR-71621996-11-15 → 1996-11-29
    Nantucket island, massachusetts
    F/V Maria Angela; Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
  17. NOAAORR-71601996-11-13 → 1996-11-27
    The M/V tanya lost steering capability off the reef line between carysfort and elbow reefs in the florida…
    M/V Tanya; Florida Keys · Florida Keys
  18. NOAAORR-71581996-11-06 → 1996-11-20
    Key biscayne, florida
    M/t Igloo Moon; Key Biscayne, Florida
  19. NOAAORR-71551996-10-19 → 1996-11-02
    New york harbor
    Barge Maryland; New York Harbor
  20. NOAAORR-71541996-10-10 → 1996-10-24
    On october 10 uscg act baltimore received notification form the nps that they had recovered two 55-gallon…
    Mystery Drums, Potomac River; Washington, D.C · Washington, D.C
  21. NOAAORR-50801996-09-27 → 1996-10-11
    On the afternoon of september 27, 1996, the motor tanker, julie n, owned and operated by maritime overseas…
    M/t Julie N; Portland, Maine · Portland, Maine
  22. NOAAORR-71511996-08-11 → 1996-08-25
    Cape may, new jersey
    F/V Lady Luck; Cape May, New Jersey
  23. NOAAORR-71451996-07-17 → 1996-07-31
    Twa flight 800 crash; long island, new york
  24. NOAAORR-71441996-07-01 → 1996-07-15
    Portsmouth, new hampshire
    T/v Provence; Portsmouth, New Hampshire
  25. NOAAORR-71401996-05-17 → 1996-05-31
    On may 17, 1996, mso hampton roads responded to a collision between the saudi arabian flag roll on/roll off…
    Collision Saudi Makkah and USS Jacksonville; Norfolk, Virginia · Norfolk, Virginia
  26. NOAAORR-50271996-05-09 → 1996-05-23
    Big stone anchorage, delaware bay
    T/v Anitra; Big Stone Anchorage, Delaware Bay
  27. NOAAORR-71341996-03-11 → 1996-03-25
    T/b TMI-11; flagler beach, florida
  28. NOAAORR-71301996-02-12 → 1996-02-26
    Barge bouchard B-140; hart island, new york
  29. NOAAORR-71271996-02-01 → 1996-02-15
    T/b 563 and tug charleston; chesapeake bay, maryland
  30. NOAAORR-71261996-01-23 → 1996-02-06
    Hatteras, north carolina
    F/V Captain Zack; Hatteras, North Carolina
  31. NOAAORR-71231996-01-19 → 1996-02-02
    T/b 106; fort eustis, virginia
  32. NOAAORR-71241996-01-19 → 1996-02-02
    T/b 409 and tug m. jenne dudley; chesapeake bay, virginia
  33. NOAAORR-71221996-01-19 → 1996-02-02
    Hatteras inlet, north carolina
    F/V Shauna Louise; Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina
  34. NOAAORR-71211996-01-19 → 1996-02-02
    Narragansett, rhode island
    Barge North Cape; Narragansett, Rhode Island
  35. NOAAORR-71191996-01-17 → 1996-01-31
    On january 17, 1996, a navy fuel depot crew started transferring jet fuel, JP-5, from one tank to another to…
    Craney Island Fuel Farm; Norfolk, Virginia · Norfolk, Virginia
  36. NOAAORR-71201996-01-17 → 1996-01-31
    Newark, new jersey
    M/V Msc Claudia; Newark, New Jersey
  37. NOAAORR-71181996-01-10 → 1996-01-24
    Elizabeth, new jersey
    Dan Transport Warehouse Fire; Elizabeth, New Jersey
  38. NOAAORR-71141995-10-25 → 1995-11-08
    Chatham county, georgia
    Savannah Toluene Diisocyanate Incident; Chatham County, Georgia
  39. NOAAORR-71131995-10-23 → 1995-11-06
    Mystery Spill14; lower delaware bay
  40. NOAAORR-71121995-10-12 → 1995-10-26
    Charleston harbor, south carolina
    Barge Patricia Sheridan; Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
  41. NOAAORR-71101995-10-06 → 1995-10-20
    Noaa was notified of this incident on october 1, 1995, by mso hampton roads
    Abandoned Bunker Barges; Norfolk, Virginia · Norfolk, Virginia
  42. NOAAORR-71051995-07-22 → 1995-08-05
    Deptford, new jersey
    Coastal Oil Eagle; Deptford, New Jersey
  43. NOAAORR-71031995-07-15 → 1995-07-29
    M/V shamwari; 25 miles north of havana, cuba
  44. NOAAORR-70981995-05-14 → 1995-05-28
    At approximately 1700, may 14, 1995, mso savannah was notified that southern states phosphates had a release…
    Southern States Phosphate Acid Spill; Savannah, Georgia · Savannah, Georgia
  45. NOAAORR-70961995-05-02 → 1995-05-16
    Charleston, south carolina
    M/V Wealthy River; Charleston, South Carolina
  46. NOAAORR-70951995-04-24 → 1995-05-08
    Dredge weeks 581; frying pan shoals, north carolina
  47. NOAAORR-70941995-04-20 → 1995-05-04
    Charleston, south carolina
    Leaking Container Urethane Primer; Charleston, South Carolina
  48. NOAAORR-70921995-04-15 → 1995-04-29
    Charleston, south carolina
    M/V Sealand Innovation; Charleston, South Carolina
  49. NOAAORR-70911995-04-10 → 1995-04-24
    On april 10, 1995, a fire and explosion occurred at the powell duffryn facility in savannah, georgia
    Powell Duffryn Chemical Fire and Release; Savannah, Georgia · Savannah, Georgia
  50. NOAAORR-70901995-03-23 → 1995-04-06
    Florida keys, florida
    Looe Key Mystery Slick; Florida Keys, Florida

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