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-105382022-11-17 → 2022-12-01
    White plains, nc, USA
    Fishing Vessel Sinks In Pamlico Sound, White Plains, Nc
  2. NOAAORR-105362022-11-14 → 2022-11-28
    Oil on beach at canaveral space force station, port canaveral, fl
  3. NOAAORR-105302022-11-02 → 2022-11-16
    Saint george, me, USA
    F/V Irene Alton Sinking; Saint George, Me, USA
  4. NOAAORR-105292022-10-28 → 2022-11-11
    55 nm se of assateague island, va
    Fishing Vessel Sunk Se of Assateague Island, Virginia
  5. NOAAORR-105262022-10-25 → 2022-11-08
    Bridgeport, ct 06608, USA
    Mystery Sheen, Bridgeport, Ct
  6. NOAAORR-105272022-10-25 → 2022-11-08
    Narragansett, ri, USA
    Unexploded Ordnance, Block Island Sound, Narragansett, Ri
  7. NOAAORR-105242022-10-11 → 2022-10-25
    Isle of palms, sc, USA
    Mystery Slick Off Charleston Sc
  8. NOAAORR-105132022-09-02 → 2022-09-16
    Offshore old orchard beach, me
    Mystery Sheen Off Old Orchard Beach, Me
  9. HYDROLANT 2018/222022-08-14 → 2022-09-02
    Oil spill in 58-42.17N 007-46.48W at 140646Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic · Scotland
  10. NOAAORR-105042022-08-13 → 2022-08-27
    Spill from container vessel, south side of dodge island, miami, fl
  11. NOAAORR-105032022-08-10 → 2022-08-24
    Above-ground tanks on fire at crude oil storage facility, matanzas, cuba
  12. HYDROLANT 1828/222022-07-21 → 2026-08-14
    Oil spill response operations are ongoing near 59-27.04N 006-31.23W until further notice. Wide berth requested.
    Eastern North Atlantic · Scotland
  13. NOAAORR-104952022-07-19 → 2022-08-02
    Above-ground storage tank releases used cooking oil at norfolk oil transit, norfolk, va
  14. NOAAORR-104942022-07-10 → 2022-07-24
    67-foot fishing vessel sunk, 90 east of gloucester, ma
  15. NOAAORR-104872022-06-24 → 2022-07-08
    72-foot motor vessel fire and salvage, portsmouth, nh
  16. NOAAORR-104682022-06-07 → 2022-06-21
    Passenger ferry burning, towed to norfolk naval station, hampton roads
  17. NOAAORR-104652022-05-25 → 2022-06-08
    90-foot motor yacht sinking, virginia beach, va
  18. NOAAORR-104632022-05-23 → 2022-06-06
    Downe, nj, USA
    Barge On Fire After Lightning Strike, Delaware Bay, Nj
  19. NOAAORR-104592022-05-12 → 2022-05-26
    Offshore key west, fl
    Sperm Whale Carcass: Drift Analysis, Key West, Fl
  20. NOAAORR-104482022-04-24 → 2022-05-08
    45-Foot fishing vessel sinking, charleston, sc
  21. NOAAORR-104352022-03-31 → 2022-04-14
    Chincoteague, va, USA
    Navy Plane Crashed On Chincoteague Island, Va
  22. NOAAORR-104292022-03-16 → 2022-03-30
    Carolina beach, nc, USA
    Floating Humpback Whale Carcass Off of Carolina Beach, Nc
  23. NOAAORR-104282022-03-15 → 2022-03-29
    Gibson island, md, USA
    Containership Grounded Off Gibson Island In Chesapeake Bay
  24. NOAAORR-104232022-03-02 → 2022-03-16
    Riviera beach, fl, USA
    Ethanol Release In Port of Palm Beach, Fl
  25. NOAAORR-104202022-02-16 → 2022-03-02
    80 merrick rd, rockville centre, ny 11570, USA
    Gasoline Tank Truck Spill, Long Island, Ny
  26. NOAAORR-104132022-02-04 → 2022-02-18
    Deerfield beach, fl
    Tug Sea Eagle Aground Deerfield Beach, Fl
  27. NOAAORR-104112022-02-01 → 2022-02-15
    Scituate, ma, USA
    Sunken Fishing Vessel Leaking Diesel Off Coast of Marshfield, Ma
  28. NOAAORR-104092022-01-28 → 2022-02-11
    On january 28, 2020, the uscg sector north carolina notified the noaa ssc that the "vivens aqua, a 55 ft…
    Vessel Grounding, Ocracoke, Nc · Ocracoke, Nc
  29. NOAAORR-104072022-01-20 → 2022-02-03
    Fire and diesel spill from recreational fishing vessel, navesink river, red bank, nj
  30. NOAAORR-104062022-01-15 → 2022-01-29
    181 1st st, jersey city, nj 07302, USA
    Massive Fire At Warehouse, Passaic, Nj
  31. NOAAORR-104022022-01-09 → 2022-01-23
    Middletown township, nj
    Fishing Vessel Grounded, Sandy Hook, Nj
  32. NOAAORR-103992021-12-17 → 2021-12-31
    Diesel fuel discharge from navy destroyer, naval station norfolk, virginia
  33. NOAAORR-103842021-11-19 → 2021-12-03
    Broadwater, va, USA
    Sinking Tow Boat Off of Chincoteague, Va
  34. NOAAORR-103782021-11-02 → 2021-11-16
    FV mattie and maren; 6G54+22 new shoreham, ri, USA
  35. NOAAORR-103712021-10-21 → 2021-11-04
    F/V caressa mae ocracoke inlet, nc; 3XFH+5M ocracoke, nc, USA
  36. NOAAORR-103682021-10-14 → 2021-10-28
    At 4:30pm on 14 october, 2021,, uscg sector delaware bay notified the noaa ssc about an area where globules…
    Mystery Spill Off of Cape Helopen · Offshore, Delaware
  37. NOAAORR-103672021-10-13 → 2021-10-27
    Revere, ma tanker truck rollover; 1030 broadway, revere, ma 02151, USA
  38. NOAAORR-103542021-09-13 → 2021-09-27
    New haven county, ct, USA
    Guilford Ct Boat Wreck; New Haven County, Ct, USA
  39. NOAAORR-103522021-09-08 → 2021-09-22
    At 4:00 pm on 8 september, uscg sector delaware bay and usepa, both notified the noaa ssc about a 26,000…
    Nrg Energy Fuel Diesel Fuel Spill, Dagsboro, de · Dagsboro, de
  40. NOAAORR-103432021-08-25 → 2021-09-08
    Willard beach oil spill; 2 myrtle ave, south portland, me 04106, USA
  41. NOAAORR-103402021-08-21 → 2021-09-04
    Eastern long island and connecticut
    Hurricane Henri, Eastern Long Island and Connecticut
  42. NOAAORR-103392021-08-18 → 2021-09-01
    Phillips 66 linden, nj heavy fuel spill; 1 river rd, staten island, ny 10314, USA
  43. NOAAORR-103302021-08-04 → 2021-08-18
    Overturned barge charleston harbor yacht club; 527 wampler dr, charleston, sc 29412, USA
  44. NOAAORR-102932021-06-04 → 2021-06-18
    USS truxton fuel spill, offshore virginia beach, va; atlantic ocean
  45. NOAAORR-102912021-06-02 → 2021-06-16
    Offshore, charleston, south carolina
    MV Deliverance
  46. NOAAORR-102892021-06-02 → 2021-06-16
    Passaic river, newark, nj
    Newark Motor Oil Release; Passaic River, Newark, Nj
  47. NOAAORR-102922021-06-01 → 2021-06-15
    Northhampton, va oil incident; 1 monroe ave, cape charles, va 23310, USA
  48. NOAAORR-102882021-05-27 → 2021-06-10
    Charleston county, sc, USA
    Sunken Fishing Vessel; Charleston County, Sc, USA
  49. NOAAORR-102872021-05-25 → 2021-06-08
    Steamboat creek, norfolk, virginia; 401 warner cir, norfolk, va 23509, USA
  50. NOAAORR-102862021-05-25 → 2021-06-08
    Morehead city inlet, nc
    MV Kite Bay

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