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-67611990-10-26 → 1990-11-09
    Oregon inlet, nc
    Dredge Barge; Oregon Inlet, Nc
  2. NOAAORR-67621990-10-26 → 1990-11-09
    Cape hatteras, north carolina
    Northerly Islander; Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
  3. NOAAORR-67631990-10-26 → 1990-11-09
    T/b hygrade 42; new hamburg, new york
  4. NOAAORR-67601990-10-19 → 1990-11-02
    On october 19, 1990, the tank vessel probo gull grounded in the delaware river near mantua creek with…
    T/v Probo Gull; Delaware River · Delaware River
  5. NOAAORR-67561990-10-01 → 1990-10-15
    T/b bouchard 125; long island sound, new york
  6. NOAAORR-67541990-08-06 → 1990-08-20
    Strait of gibraltar
    Sea Spirit; Strait of Gibraltar
  7. NOAAORR-67521990-07-18 → 1990-08-01
    Barge interstate 53; arthur kill, nj/ny
  8. NOAAORR-67511990-07-02 → 1990-07-16
    At 1842 on the evening of sunday, july 1st, the container ships neptune jade and columbus america collided…
    Columbus America / Neptune Jade; Norfolk, Va · Norfolk, Va
  9. NOAAORR-67501990-06-18 → 1990-07-02
    Late on the evening of 17 june or early on the morning of the 18th, a barge was reported aground in buzzards…
    Unknown Barge; Buzzards Bay, Ma · Buzzards Bay, Ma
  10. NOAAORR-67491990-06-11 → 1990-06-25
    Buzzard's bay, ma
    Burma Star; Buzzard's Bay, Ma
  11. NOAAORR-67471990-06-07 → 1990-06-21
    Kill van kull, nj
    M/V Nautilus; Kill Van Kull, Nj
  12. NOAAORR-67451990-04-11 → 1990-04-25
    Long island sound
    Aconcagua Grounding; Long Island Sound
  13. NOAAORR-50481990-03-06 → 1990-03-20
    At 1400 on march 6, the barge cibo savannah exploded as it was being pulled from the dock at linden, new…
    Barge Cibro Savannah; Linden, Nj · Linden, Nj
  14. NOAAORR-67431990-03-02 → 1990-03-16
    Arthur kill, nj
    Exxon Bayway Transfer; Arthur Kill, Nj
  15. NOAAORR-67421990-02-28 → 1990-03-14
    E-25 barge; constable hook, ny/nj
  16. NOAAORR-67401990-01-02 → 1990-01-16
    Arthur kill, new york
    Exxon Bayway Refinery; Arthur Kill, New York
  17. NOAAORR-67391989-12-29 → 1990-01-12
    Madeiran archipelago, portugal
    Aragon; Madeiran Archipelago, Portugal
  18. NOAAORR-67381989-12-19 → 1990-01-02
    Khark 5; 400 miles north of las palmas, canary islands
  19. NOAAORR-67361989-11-20 → 1989-12-04
    Initial notification, chevron barge, delaware river at approximately 2230 est a chevron barge offloading a…
    Chevron Barge; Delaware River · Delaware River
  20. NOAAORR-67261989-09-16 → 1989-09-30
    Albany, new york
    T/b Cibro Philadelphia; Albany, New York
  21. NOAAORR-67251989-09-14 → 1989-09-28
    T/b morania 440; hells gate, east river, new york
  22. NOAAORR-67231989-09-08 → 1989-09-22
    James river, virginia
    M/V San Juan Victory; James River, Virginia
  23. NOAAORR-67221989-09-06 → 1989-09-20
    On september 5, 1989, the fishing vessel italia accidentally caught four drums in a net while bottom trawling
    F/V Italia; Gloucester, Massachusetts · Gloucester, Massachusetts
  24. NOAAORR-67211989-08-31 → 1989-09-14
    Marcus hook, pennsylvania
    T/v Minerva; Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
  25. NOAAORR-67181989-08-26 → 1989-09-09
    Providence, rhode island
    M/V Artemis; Providence, Rhode Island
  26. NOAAORR-67161989-08-15 → 1989-08-29
    Mystery spill 8; off nantucket, massachusetts
  27. NOAAORR-67121989-07-29 → 1989-08-12
    Cape cod canal, massachusetts
    T/v Northern Sun; Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts
  28. NOAAORR-67111989-07-21 → 1989-08-04
    Stone harbor, new jersey
    Medical Waste; Stone Harbor, New Jersey
  29. NOAAORR-67101989-07-19 → 1989-08-02
    Boston harbor, massachusettts
    Marijuana Bails; Boston Harbor, Massachusettts
  30. NOAAORR-67091989-07-18 → 1989-08-01
    Linden, new jersey
    Northville Gas; Linden, New Jersey
  31. NOAAORR-51211989-06-24 → 1989-07-08
    T/v presidente rivera; delaware river, south of marcus hook, pennsylvania
  32. NOAAORR-67041989-06-23 → 1989-07-07
    Newport, rhode island
    T/v World Prodigy; Newport, Rhode Island
  33. NOAAORR-67011989-06-17 → 1989-07-01
    Big stone anchorage, delaware bay, delaware
    T/v Jahre Spray; Big Stone Anchorage, Delaware Bay, Delaware
  34. NOAAORR-67001989-06-16 → 1989-06-30
    At 0300 on june 16, 1989, general chemical company in claymont, delaware, accidentally released…
    General Chemical Company; Claymont, Delaware · Claymont, Delaware
  35. NOAAORR-66981989-06-15 → 1989-06-29
    On june 15, 1989, the U.S
    Leaking Freight Container; Chester, Pennsylvania · Chester, Pennsylvania
  36. NOAAORR-66991989-06-15 → 1989-06-29
    Virginia beach, virginia
    T/v O.M.I Leader; Virginia Beach, Virginia
  37. NOAAORR-66951989-05-16 → 1989-05-30
    On may 15, 1989, a large storage tank failed at the chesapeake triport terminal facility, spilling an…
    Chesapeake Triport Terminal Corporation; Chesapeake, Virginia · Chesapeake, Virginia
  38. NOAAORR-66881989-04-07 → 1989-04-21
    New bern, north carolina
    Highway Fire; New Bern, North Carolina
  39. NOAAORR-66841989-03-27 → 1989-04-10
    Nantuxent cove, delaware bay, new jersey
    T/v Lake Ann; Nantuxent Cove, Delaware Bay, New Jersey
  40. NOAAORR-66801989-03-18 → 1989-04-01
    Harwichport, nantucket sound, massachusetts
    F/V Meridith T; Harwichport, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts
  41. NOAAORR-66781989-03-09 → 1989-03-23
    Delaware bay, delaware
    T/v Notos; Delaware Bay, Delaware
  42. NOAAORR-66751989-03-03 → 1989-03-17
    Islamorada, florida keys
    Weathered Oil; Islamorada, Florida Keys
  43. NOAAORR-66691989-02-24 → 1989-03-10
    Northeast coast, dominican republic
    T/v Captain W. Arvelo; Northeast Coast, Dominican Republic
  44. NOAAORR-66661989-02-15 → 1989-03-01
    Northeast coast of dominican republic
    T/b Gran Tor; Northeast Coast of Dominican Republic
  45. NOAAORR-66631989-02-09 → 1989-02-23
    Newport news, virginia
    City of Newport News; Newport News, Virginia
  46. NOAAORR-66591989-01-29 → 1989-02-12
    Nantucket sound, massachusetts
    F/V Harry Glen; Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts
  47. NOAAORR-66561989-01-26 → 1989-02-09
    At 2225 cotp was notified by tug texaco tampa that the pier at delaware terminal collapsed while the tug and…
    Christina River Spill; Wilmington, Delaware · Wilmington, Delaware
  48. NOAAORR-66571989-01-26 → 1989-02-09
    Christiana river, delaware
    Port of Wilmington; Christiana River, Delaware
  49. NOAAORR-66441988-12-28 → 1989-01-11
    Coney island creek, new york
    Coney Island Creek Mystery Spill; Coney Island Creek, New York
  50. NOAAORR-66421988-12-26 → 1989-01-09
    Gravesend bay, new york
    M/V Jarama; Gravesend Bay, New York

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