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-90151985-02-11 → 1985-02-25
    Long beach, ny
    Long Is Lighting Co Release; Long Beach, Ny
  2. NOAAORR-62751985-02-10 → 1985-02-24
    Long beach, new york
    Long Island Lighting Co.; Long Beach, New York
  3. NOAAORR-62741985-02-09 → 1985-02-23
    Quincy bay, massachusetts
    Long Island Hospital Spill; Quincy Bay, Massachusetts
  4. NOAAORR-90141985-02-09 → 1985-02-23
    Quincy bay, ma
    Long Island Hospital Power Plant; Quincy Bay, Ma
  5. NOAAORR-62721985-02-01 → 1985-02-15
    Delaware river, marcus hook, pennsylvania
    T/v Grand Eagle; Delaware River, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
  6. NOAAORR-90111985-02-01 → 1985-02-15
    Assateaque island, md
    F/V Atlantic Mist; Assateaque Island, Md
  7. NOAAORR-90121985-02-01 → 1985-02-15
    T/v mobile aladdin is aground in delware bay with 586,000 barrels of light arabian crude on board
    T/v Mobil Aladdin; Delaware Bay · Delaware Bay
  8. NOAAORR-90101985-01-29 → 1985-02-12
    New bedford harbor
    T/v William H. Bennett; New Bedford Harbor
  9. NOAAORR-62711985-01-29 → 1985-02-12
    New bedford harbor, massassachusetts
    T/v William H. Bennett; New Bedford Harbor, Massassachusetts
  10. NOAAORR-90091985-01-24 → 1985-02-07
    The barge corpus christi sun sustained damage to the No.2 portside tank and leaked 50-100 gallons of diesel
    Barge Corpus Christi Sun; Buzzard's Bay · Buzzard's Bay
  11. NOAAORR-62701985-01-24 → 1985-02-07
    Buzzards bay, massachusetts
    Barge Corpus Christi; Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
  12. NOAAORR-90081985-01-19 → 1985-02-02
    Block island sound, ny
    Tugboat Richard K Adrift; Block Island Sound, Ny
  13. NOAAORR-90071985-01-18 → 1985-02-01
    Key west, fl
    M/V Nememcha Fuel Oil Spill; Key West, Fl
  14. NOAAORR-90021984-12-12 → 1984-12-26
    Tangier sound, md va
    Fertilizer Barge In Tangier Sound; Tangier Sound, Md Va
  15. NOAAORR-90001984-12-06 → 1984-12-20
    Gilber enterprises kerosene; susquehanna river, havre de grace, md
  16. NOAAORR-89981984-11-26 → 1984-12-10
    Patapsco river, boston harbor, md
    C/v Warnemunde Grounding; Patapsco River, Boston Harbor, Md
  17. NOAAORR-89971984-11-19 → 1984-12-03
    Long island sound
    Tugboat Celtic; Long Island Sound
  18. NOAAORR-89861984-08-24 → 1984-09-07
    A brittish ship (the pacific progress) grounded on soft bottom near the chesapeake bay entrance
    Pacific Progress; Chesapeake Bay · Chesapeake Bay
  19. NOAAORR-89921984-08-20 → 1984-09-03
    Fire occurred at night at a paint dye manufacturere in flemington, nj
    Paint Dye Manufacturer; Flemington, Ny · Flemington, Ny
  20. NOAAORR-89911984-08-15 → 1984-08-29
    The narrows,staten island, brooklyn
    T/b Cibro Philadelphia; the Narrows,staten Island, Brooklyn
  21. NOAAORR-89901984-08-09 → 1984-08-23
    Mystery spill off nantucket shoals, reported by passing ship
    Mystery Spill In Nantucket; Nantucket Shoals · Nantucket Shoals
  22. NOAAORR-89821984-07-07 → 1984-07-21
    Chester river, kent narrows
    Barge In Chester River; Chester River, Kent Narrows
  23. NOAAORR-89801984-06-13 → 1984-06-27
    25foot boat; cape cod, ma
  24. NOAAORR-89771984-06-11 → 1984-06-25
    A loaded coal carrier the morning cloud grounded in chesapeake bay at 0715 edt ship was also carrying 700…
    Morning Cloud; Chesapeake Bay · Chesapeake Bay
  25. NOAAORR-89781984-06-11 → 1984-06-25
    At 0630 edt the iron ore carrier golden arrow went aground near the mouth of delaware bay
    Golden Arrow; Delaware Bay · Delaware Bay
  26. NOAAORR-89761984-05-15 → 1984-05-29
    James river, new port news
    James River; James River, New Port News
  27. NOAAORR-89751984-05-12 → 1984-05-26
    Mystery oil observed in delaware bay at 1130 edt
    Delaware Bay; Delaware Bay · Delaware Bay
  28. NOAAORR-62591981-01-19 → 1981-02-02
    Kill van kull, new york
    Concho; Kill Van Kull, New York
  29. NOAAORR-62511979-06-30 → 1979-07-14
    New york upper harbor, new york
    Sea Speed Arabia; New York Upper Harbor, New York
  30. NOAAORR-62481979-01-08 → 1979-01-22
    Bantry bay, ireland
    Betelgeuse; Bantry Bay, Ireland
  31. NOAAORR-62431978-07-31 → 1978-08-14
    Rockaway point, new york
    Rockaway Fuel Oil Spill; Rockaway Point, New York
  32. NOAAORR-62351977-02-04 → 1977-02-18
    Hudson river, new york
    Ethel H (ii); Hudson River, New York
  33. NOAAORR-62341977-01-28 → 1977-02-11
    Bouchard #65; buzzards bay, massachusetts coast
  34. NOAAORR-62311976-12-15 → 1976-12-29
    Argo merchant; 29 miles southeast of nantucket island, massachusetts
  35. NOAAORR-62301976-05-26 → 1976-06-09
    Hackensack, new jersey
    Hackensack Estuary, Tank Farm; Hackensack, New Jersey
  36. NOAAORR-62291976-05-12 → 1976-05-26
    La coruña, spain
    Urquiola; la Coruña, Spain
  37. NOAAORR-62271976-02-02 → 1976-02-16
    STC-101; chesapeake bay, northampton county, virginia
  38. NOAAORR-62261975-12-09 → 1975-12-23
    Z-102; ensenada de boca vieja, san juan, puerto rico
  39. NOAAORR-62221975-01-31 → 1975-02-14
    Delaware river, marcus hook, pennsylvania
    Corinthos; Delaware River, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
  40. NOAAORR-62211975-01-29 → 1975-02-12
    On january 29, 1975, the jakob maersk struck a sand bank while entering the port of leixoes, portugal
    Jakob Maersk; Leixoes, Portugal · Leixoes, Portugal
  41. NOAAORR-62151972-07-22 → 1972-08-05
    Casco bay, maine
    Tamano; Casco Bay, Maine
  42. NOAAORR-62141972-06-22 → 1972-07-06
    On june 22, 1972, 140,000-190,000 barrels of waste oil and sludge from berks associates oil reclamation…
    Schuylkill River Spill; Douglassville, Pennsylvania · Douglassville, Pennsylvania
  43. NOAAORR-62031968-03-07 → 1968-03-21
    Eleuthera island, bahamas
    General Colocotronis; Eleuthera Island, Bahamas
  44. NOAAORR-62021968-03-03 → 1968-03-17
    San juan, puerto rico
    Ocean Eagle; San Juan, Puerto Rico

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