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-108572024-09-27 → 2024-10-11
    Rock hall, md, USA
    Diesel Discharge From M/V Defiant; Baltimore Harbor, Md
  2. NOAAORR-108522024-09-16 → 2024-09-30
    Newark, md, USA
    Medical Waste: Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware Shorelines
  3. NOAAORR-108502024-09-12 → 2024-09-26
    Oil spill during barge loading operation, buckeye oil terminal, wilmington, de
  4. NOAAORR-108412024-08-20 → 2024-09-03
    Brunswick, me, USA
    Afff (aqueous Film-forming Foam) Release; Brunswick, Me
  5. NOAAORR-108402024-08-16 → 2024-08-30
    South of nantucket
    Nantucket Mystery Sheen; Nantucket Sound
  6. NOAAORR-108172024-07-18 → 2024-08-01
    50nm east of chatham, ma
    Sunken Fishing Vessel Brizo; Chatham, Ma
  7. NOAAORR-108152024-07-15 → 2024-07-29
    Martha's vineyard, ma
    Broken Wind Turbine Blade; Martha's Vineyard, Ma
  8. NOAAORR-108032024-06-18 → 2024-07-02
    Release of alkyl ether sulfate from chemical facility; fieldsboro, nj
  9. NOAAORR-107942024-06-01 → 2024-06-15
    305 front st, staten island, ny 10304, USA
    MV Crane, Stapleton Anchorage, Ny Harbor; Staten Island, Ny
  10. NOAAORR-107902024-05-29 → 2024-06-12
    Delaware city, de, USA
    Delaware City Refinery Oil Spill; Delaware City, de
  11. NOAAORR-107892024-05-25 → 2024-06-08
    80-foot yacht atlantis taking on water; st
  12. NOAAORR-107822024-05-10 → 2024-05-24
    Rye, ny, USA
    Dielectric Fluid Release Into East River; New Rochelle, New York
  13. NOAAORR-107812024-05-09 → 2024-05-23
    Fire island, ny, USA
    Mystery Tar Ball Event Near Fire Island; Long Island, Ny
  14. NOAAORR-107772024-05-02 → 2024-05-16
    San juan, puerto rico
    Chronic Release of Oil From Pier Nine; San Juan, Puerto Rico
  15. NOAAORR-107752024-05-02 → 2024-05-16
    1802 20th avenue, astoria, ny 11105, USA
    Discharge of Lubricating Oil Into East River, New York, Ny
  16. NOAAORR-107802024-04-30 → 2024-05-14
    On april 30, 2024, staff from noaa fisheries protected resources division contacted the noaa ssc requesting…
    Humpback Whale Drift Analyses; Marblehead, Ma · Marblehead, Ma
  17. NOAAORR-107672024-03-30 → 2024-04-13
    Off virginia coast
    Right Whale Carcass Off Virginia Coast
  18. NOAAORR-107612024-03-26 → 2024-04-09
    Baltimore, md, USA
    Francis Scott Key Bridge Major Marine Casualty; Baltimore, Md
  19. NOAAORR-107592024-03-22 → 2024-04-05
    439 w york st, norfolk, va 23510, USA
    Noaa Ship Thomas Jefferson; Norfolk, Va
  20. NOAAORR-107502024-03-05 → 2024-03-19
    Request for whale carcass drift analysis off the north carolina coast
  21. NOAAORR-107482024-02-26 → 2024-03-11
    Seekonk river, east providence, ri 02914, USA
    Sunken Recreational Vessel; Seekonk River, East Providence, Ri
  22. NOAAORR-107442024-02-14 → 2024-02-28
    Dead north atlantic right whale; floating off the coast of georgia
  23. NOAAORR-107352024-02-06 → 2024-02-20
    North atlantic right whale mortality: hindcast request; edgartown, ma (martha's vineyard)
  24. NOAAORR-107322024-02-04 → 2024-02-18
    F/V jacob pike sunk in shallow water; new meadows river, harpswell, me
  25. NOAAORR-107142023-12-30 → 2024-01-13
    Explosion and fire at tradebe environmental services; bridgeport, ct
  26. NOAAORR-107092023-12-16 → 2023-12-30
    New york, ny, USA
    Submerged Barge, Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, Ny
  27. NOAAORR-107032023-12-08 → 2023-12-22
    New york, ny, USA
    Jet Fuel Spill From Tanker Truck At Jfk Airport; New York, Ny
  28. NOAAORR-107022023-12-07 → 2023-12-21
    Plymouth, ma, USA
    Sailboat Aground Off Plymouth, Ma
  29. NOAAORR-107002023-11-30 → 2023-12-14
    Shore pkwy fishing, 1335 shore pkwy, brooklyn, ny 11214, USA
    Sheen and Shoreline Oiling, Gravesend Bay, Brooklyn, Ny
  30. NOAAORR-106982023-11-28 → 2023-12-12
    Sporadic tar balls on northern new jersey beaches; long branch, nj
  31. NOAAORR-106962023-11-23 → 2023-12-07
    Spill of #6 oil at imtt pier; bayonne , nj
  32. NOAAORR-106932023-11-17 → 2023-12-01
    Point pleasant beach, nj, USA
    Fishing Vessel Aground; Pleasant Beach, Nj
  33. NOAAORR-106842023-10-28 → 2023-11-11
    Norfolk, va, USA
    Jet Fuel Spill At Norfolk Naval Shipyard; Norfolk, Va
  34. NOAAORR-106662023-09-16 → 2023-09-30
    Bar harbor, me, USA
    MV Eden Star Grounding; Bar Harbor, Me, USA
  35. NOAAORR-106672023-09-13 → 2023-09-27
    Montville, ct, USA
    Overfill Spill On Offshore Supply Ship; Montville, Ct
  36. NOAAORR-106532023-08-21 → 2023-09-04
    53-foot recreational vessel sunk near seguin island, me
  37. NOAAORR-106482023-08-09 → 2023-08-23
    North myrtle beach, sc, USA
    Tug Sunk Offshore From Myrtle Beach, Sc
  38. NOAAORR-106372023-07-21 → 2023-08-04
    Offloading of undocumented/suspect hazmat in shipping containers, savannah, ga
  39. NOAAORR-106282023-07-06 → 2023-07-20
    371 craneway street newark, nj
    Fire Aboard Car Carrier Vessel, Port Newark, Nj
  40. NOAAORR-106232023-06-20 → 2023-07-04
    Satellite report indicates potential oil slick, fort lauderdale, fl
  41. NOAAORR-106182023-06-11 → 2023-06-25
    Tanker truck explosion/fire leads to collapse of I-95 overpass, philadelphia, pa
  42. NOAAORR-106162023-06-09 → 2023-06-23
    Sheen from sunken fishing vessel in five fathom creek, mcclellan, sc
  43. NAVAREA IV 508/232023-05-08 → 2023-05-12
    Oil spill response operations 111000Z to 120100Z may by M/V sd power and M/V madam kalina in 06-56.91N…
    Western North Atlantic · Guyana
  44. NOAAORR-106052023-05-04 → 2023-05-18
    Large explosion at pharmaceutical chemical factory, newburyport, ma
  45. NOAAORR-105882023-03-25 → 2023-04-08
    401A old rte 13, bristol, pa 19007, USA
    Spill of Acrylic Polymer Into Mill Creek, Bristol, Pa
  46. NOAAORR-105872023-03-16 → 2023-03-30
    Accidental discharge from vessel, offshore northeastern u.s./canada
  47. NOAAORR-105742023-02-21 → 2023-03-07
    New york, ny, USA
    Reactivity Analysis For Chemical Tank Ship, New York Harbor
  48. NOAAORR-105572023-01-13 → 2023-01-27
    Naval vessel during transfer operations, norfolk, va
    Spill From U.S
  49. NOAAORR-105562023-01-05 → 2023-01-19
    On january 5th, 2023, the florida keys national marine sanctuary contacted the noaa emergency response…
    Derelict Gill Net In Florida Keys Nms; Florida Keys · Florida Keys
  50. NOAAORR-105512023-01-04 → 2023-01-18
    Navy torpedo recovery vessel, edisto island, sc
    Risks From Decommissioned U.S

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