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-99622019-09-08 → 2019-09-22
    Simons sound incident; brunswick, ga 31323, USA
    St
  2. NOAAORR-99602019-08-29 → 2019-09-12
    Noaa office of response and restoration emergency response division initiated this response link hotline 29…
    Hurricane Dorian; United States · United States
  3. NAVAREA IV 669/192019-08-01 → 2019-08-07
    Oil spill response operations 06 aug in vicinity 06-09.66N 056-52.97W
    Western North Atlantic · Suriname
  4. NOAAORR-99172019-06-21 → 2019-07-05
    Philadelphia energy solutions refinery fires and explosions; 3100 passyunk ave, philadelphia, pa 19153, USA
  5. NOAAORR-99082019-05-30 → 2019-06-13
    Belhaven, nc, USA
    Fertilizer Release Pungo River, Belhaven, Nc; Belhaven, Nc, USA
  6. NOAAORR-99042019-05-18 → 2019-06-01
    Chlorine plant fire, kearny, nj; 55 jacobus ave, kearny, nj 07032, USA
  7. NOAAORR-98722019-03-28 → 2019-04-11
    Dublin express oil spill, staten island, new york; arthur kill, staten island, ny
  8. NOAAORR-98672019-03-18 → 2019-04-01
    Cape charles, va
    Coal Washup Cape Charles, Va; Cape Charles, Va
  9. NOAAORR-98682019-03-18 → 2019-04-01
    Port of miami anchorage
    M/V la Pinta - Miami, Fl; Port of Miami Anchorage
  10. NOAAORR-98642019-03-16 → 2019-03-30
    Pac athena ferrosilicon cargo, port of morehead city, nc; beaufort, nc
  11. NOAAORR-98632019-03-10 → 2019-03-24
    Fishers island, ny
    F/V All My Joy; Fishers Island, Ny
  12. NOAAORR-98472019-02-06 → 2019-02-20
    Frisco, nc, USA
    FV Big John Vessel Grounding; Frisco, Nc, USA
  13. NOAAORR-98462019-01-04 → 2019-01-18
    Block island, ri
    F/V Mistress; Block Island, Ri
  14. NOAAORR-98342018-12-14 → 2018-12-28
    Ob december 13, 2018, the noaa ssc was contacted by canadian coast guard regarding the sinking of the FV…
    FV Atlantic Sapphire; Georges Bank · Georges Bank
  15. NOAAORR-98302018-12-08 → 2018-12-22
    Point pleasant beach, nj USA
    FV Kathleen Manasquan Inlet, Nj; Point Pleasant Beach, Nj USA
  16. NOAAORR-98272018-12-02 → 2018-12-16
    Barge dredge 200; 5 miles east of boston harbor
  17. NOAAORR-98212018-11-25 → 2018-12-09
    Chemical leak, new castle, de; US-40, new castle, de 19720, USA
  18. NOAAORR-98202018-11-13 → 2018-11-27
    F/V aaron and melissa II; 50 miles east of rockland, me
  19. NOAAORR-98042018-10-03 → 2018-10-17
    At approximately 7:00 pm on oct
    Rollover Accident, Providence, Ri; Providence, Ri · Providence, Ri
  20. NOAAORR-98022018-10-02 → 2018-10-16
    F/V san diego grounding; approximately 7 miles nw of key west, fl
  21. NOAAORR-98002018-09-28 → 2018-10-12
    F-35 crash beaufort sc; sheldon, sc, USA
  22. NOAAORR-97932018-09-11 → 2018-09-25
    Necco plant: anhydrous ammonia; 135 american legion hwy, revere, ma 02151, USA
  23. NOAAORR-97892018-09-09 → 2018-09-23
    North carolina, USA
    Hurricane Florence; North Carolina, USA
  24. NOAAORR-97872018-09-07 → 2018-09-21
    Se of cape cod
    Satellite Report Mystery Spill; Se of Cape Cod
  25. NOAAORR-97882018-09-06 → 2018-09-20
    Kill van kull, USA
    Port Reading, Nj Diesel Fuel Spill; Kill Van Kull, USA
  26. NOAAORR-97862018-08-31 → 2018-09-14
    YP207 vessel sinking; pautuxent river, maryland, USA
  27. NOAAORR-97822018-08-24 → 2018-09-07
    F/V hit list fire; 2 ferry wharf, newburyport, ma, USA
  28. NOAAORR-97782018-08-22 → 2018-09-05
    Synthetic oil spill blount island jacksonville, fl; jacksonville, fl, USA
  29. NOAAORR-97672018-08-04 → 2018-08-18
    On 4 august at 2:30pm, uscg sector delaware bay notified the noaa ssc that the F/V beach runner, sank 9…
    F/V Beach Runner Sinking; United States · United States
  30. NOAAORR-97592018-07-24 → 2018-08-07
    Lavallette beach, nj, USA
    Tug Sea Cypress Grounding; Lavallette Beach, Nj, USA
  31. NOAAORR-97502018-07-09 → 2018-07-23
    Maersk shanghai marine debris; offshore, north carolina, united states
  32. NOAAORR-97482018-07-02 → 2018-07-16
    Seaport canaveral north cargo pier 1B; port canaveral, fl 32920, USA
  33. NOAAORR-97352018-06-13 → 2018-06-27
    Beyond the continental shelf
    Mystery Slick: Istop Report; Beyond the Continental Shelf
  34. NOAAORR-97252018-05-27 → 2018-06-10
    Lighthouse point, fl, USA
    Tarball Incident: Se Florida; Lighthouse Point, Fl, USA
  35. NOAAORR-97212018-05-08 → 2018-05-22
    Norwalk, ct, USA
    Norwalk River Sodium Bisulfite Discharge; Norwalk, Ct, USA
  36. NOAAORR-97192018-04-30 → 2018-05-14
    Key west, fl
    Vessel Paradise Grounding, Key West, Fl; Key West, Fl
  37. NOAAORR-97132018-04-30 → 2018-05-14
    M/V maersk wolfsburg diesel spill; 3301 columbus blvd philadelphia, pa
  38. NOAAORR-97102018-04-25 → 2018-05-09
    Pier 88 newark bay diesel release; avenel, nj
  39. NOAAORR-97042018-04-13 → 2018-04-27
    Eversource dielectric fluid; 16 revere beach pkwy, everett, ma 02149, USA
  40. NOAAORR-96882018-03-23 → 2018-04-06
    M/V rio barrow; 1151 florida A1A, fort lauderdale, fl 33304, USA
  41. NOAAORR-96852018-03-18 → 2018-04-01
    F/V ole betts sea; 22 miles ne of dry tortugas, fl
  42. NOAAORR-96862018-03-18 → 2018-04-01
    Chesapeake bay bridge tunnel chemical release; 18 lucius j. kellam jr bridge-tunnel, cape charles, va 23310,…
  43. NOAAORR-96822018-03-12 → 2018-03-26
    On march 12, 2018, the the uscg D7 was contacted by the bahamas regarding a sinking cargo vessel carrying…
    M/V Diamond Express; Bahamas · Bahamas
  44. NOAAORR-96832018-03-11 → 2018-03-25
    Helicopter crash in the east river; five dead; 26-02 1st st, long island city, ny 11102, USA
  45. NOAAORR-96812018-03-07 → 2018-03-21
    Derailed train cars; susquehanna river, de; 998 stanford bratton dr, millsboro, de 19966, USA
  46. NOAAORR-96802018-03-05 → 2018-03-19
    Maersk shanghai lost containers; 17 miles off oregon inlet, north carolina
  47. NOAAORR-96792018-03-04 → 2018-03-18
    M/V tropic caribe; 36 miles north of arecebo, puerto rico
  48. NOAAORR-96762018-02-22 → 2018-03-08
    FV captain mackintire; 7 oak run, kennebunkport, me 04046, USA
  49. NOAAORR-96752018-02-21 → 2018-03-07
    FV misty blue; 13 baxter rd, nantucket, ma 02554, USA
  50. NOAAORR-96702018-02-14 → 2018-02-28
    On the evening of 14 feb 2018 uscg rescued 4 souls from the sinking fishing vessel "sea star" southwest of…
    FV Sea Star; United States · United States

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