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-96632018-02-02 → 2018-02-16
    Pbf energy refinery oil spill; 815 clonmell rd, paulsboro, nj 08066, USA
  2. NOAAORR-96622018-02-01 → 2018-02-15
    Sprague terminal; 37 berkeley st, stamford, ct 06902, USA
  3. NOAAORR-96542018-01-23 → 2018-02-06
    Woods hole, mystery spill; 16 albatross st, woods hole, ma 02543, USA
  4. NOAAORR-96482018-01-19 → 2018-02-02
    Essex village marina; 37 pratt st, essex, ct 06426, USA
  5. NOAAORR-96322017-12-08 → 2017-12-22
    S/V liberty star; 293 ME-103, york, me 03909, USA
  6. NOAAORR-96302017-12-03 → 2017-12-17
    Bulk carrier jupiter #6 spill; 27 norfolk southern terminal dr, norfolk, va 23508, USA
  7. NOAAORR-96172017-11-09 → 2017-11-23
    FV anne row; 164-198 eastern point blvd, gloucester, ma 01930, USA
  8. NOAAORR-95982017-10-10 → 2017-10-24
    On 10/10/2017, noaa received notification from the uscg that the t/v caribbean alliance was disabled and…
    T/v Caribbean Alliance; United States · United States
  9. NOAAORR-95902017-10-07 → 2017-10-21
    M/V heartbeat; boardwalk run, stuart, fl 34994, USA
  10. NOAAORR-95742017-09-19 → 2017-10-03
    On september 19, 2017, the uscg sector northern new england contacted the noaa ssc for oil fate…
    FV Trident & FV Delusional
  11. NOAAORR-95662017-09-05 → 2017-09-19
    Hurricane irma continues to develop in the atlantic ocean with winds in excess of 160 knots
    Hurricane Irma- Florida; Atlantic Ocean · Atlantic Ocean
  12. NOAAORR-95512017-08-15 → 2017-08-29
    S of block island, ri
    Mystery Sheen; S of Block Island, Ri
  13. NOAAORR-95312017-07-10 → 2017-07-24
    Wreck 1487; se of nantucket
  14. NOAAORR-95052017-06-04 → 2017-06-18
    On june 2-4 2017, a potential oil spill off the east coast of florida was detected by noaa's national…
    Mystery Spill Or Anomaly Off St Augustine Fl; Offshore, Florida · Offshore, Florida
  15. NOAAORR-94902017-05-11 → 2017-05-25
    Navy oceana jet fuel spill; 2789 potters rd, virginia beach, va 23452, USA
  16. NOAAORR-94782017-04-26 → 2017-05-10
    Sar support, missing bahamian small craft vessel; moors island, bahamas
  17. NOAAORR-94792017-04-26 → 2017-05-10
    Spite hwy, islandia, fl, USA
    Waste Oil Drum On Elliott Key, Fl; Spite Hwy, Islandia, Fl, USA
  18. NOAAORR-94762017-04-24 → 2017-05-08
    FV mariana c, tangiers island, maryland; dump rd, tangier, va 23440, USA
  19. NOAAORR-94772017-04-19 → 2017-05-03
    Right whale carcass; 38 hiram pond rd, dennis, ma 02638, USA
  20. NOAAORR-94642017-04-04 → 2017-04-18
    Atb meredith reinauer, catskill, ny; hudson river near catskill, ny
  21. NOAAORR-94612017-03-31 → 2017-04-14
    Lower new york bay, brooklyn, ny; 399 bay 38 st, brooklyn, ny 11214, USA
  22. NOAAORR-94532017-03-07 → 2017-03-21
    Train derailment newburgh, ny; newburgh ny 12455, USA
  23. NOAAORR-94432017-02-14 → 2017-02-28
    Ferry peter stuyvesant; 70 northern ave, boston, ma 02210, USA
  24. NOAAORR-94322017-02-10 → 2017-02-24
    MV tutahaco, halifax river; 1850 ocean shore blvd, ormond beach, fl 32176, USA
  25. NOAAORR-94282017-01-31 → 2017-02-14
    Oiled birds, cape cod; atlantic white cedar swamp trail, wellfleet, ma 02667, USA
  26. NOAAORR-94252017-01-12 → 2017-01-26
    New haven oil terminal pipeline; unnamed road, new haven, ct 06512, USA
  27. NOAAORR-94122016-12-09 → 2016-12-23
    Richmond yacht basin fire, richmond, virginia; 9998 arrahatteck trail, henrico, va 23231, USA
  28. NOAAORR-94012016-11-20 → 2016-12-04
    F/V capt jeff; 12 saltmarsh rd, fairhaven, ma 02719, USA
  29. NOAAORR-93972016-11-17 → 2016-12-01
    M/V pola palekh aground, morehead city, nc; fort macon rd, atlantic beach, nc 28512, USA
  30. NOAAORR-93932016-11-15 → 2016-11-29
    On november 16, 2016, the 36 foot pleasure craft lucia collided with a 40 foot fishing vessel and promptly…
    Pleasure Craft Lucia; United States · United States
  31. NOAAORR-93942016-11-15 → 2016-11-29
    F/V blue ocean; 75 eastern point blvd, gloucester, ma 01930, USA
  32. NOAAORR-93922016-11-09 → 2016-11-23
    Shark river oil spill; 342-360 s riverside dr, neptune city, nj 07753, USA
  33. NOAAORR-93892016-11-07 → 2016-11-21
    Gulf of maine
    Whale Carcass Tracking: Atlantic; Gulf of Maine
  34. NOAAORR-93902016-11-07 → 2016-11-21
    T/v newlead granadino; monkton, md 21111, USA
  35. NOAAORR-93752016-10-11 → 2016-10-25
    Hatteras, nc, USA
    Grounded Barges Hatteras Island, Nc; Hatteras, Nc, USA
  36. NOAAORR-93742016-10-07 → 2016-10-21
    Urea release, kinder morgan, chesapeake, va; 4115 buell street chesapeake, virginia
  37. NOAAORR-93652016-09-23 → 2016-10-07
    On september 23, 2016, noaa was notified of a gasoline barge lightering operation in chesapeake bay that was…
    T/v Challenger Pegasus; Annapolis, Md · Annapolis, Md
  38. NOAAORR-93512016-08-29 → 2016-09-12
    S of rhode island
    Mystery Sheen: Atlantis Canyon; S of Rhode Island
  39. NOAAORR-93432016-08-17 → 2016-08-31
    San juan, puerto rico
    Ferry Caribbean Fantasy; San Juan, Puerto Rico
  40. NOAAORR-93442016-08-17 → 2016-08-31
    Aug 17, 2016 at about midnight the F/V lydia& maya reported it was sinking
    F/V Lydia & Maya; Downeast Maine · Downeast Maine
  41. NOAAORR-93342016-08-11 → 2016-08-25
    Mustard gas incident, barnegat light, nj; atlantic city, new jersey
  42. NOAAORR-93092016-06-30 → 2016-07-14
    On june 29, 2016, the tank vessel chem venus was outbound in the piscataqua river (border of maine and…
    T/v Chem Venus; Portsmouth, Nh · Portsmouth, Nh
  43. NOAAORR-93112016-06-30 → 2016-07-14
    Tappanzee bridge, ny
    Tug Boat Potomac; Tappanzee Bridge, Ny
  44. NOAAORR-93082016-06-29 → 2016-07-13
    Hudson river, edgewater, nj
    Hudson Transmission Partners; Hudson River, Edgewater, Nj
  45. NOAAORR-92992016-06-16 → 2016-06-30
    Owls head, maine
    Mystery Sheen Owls Head; Owls Head, Maine
  46. NOAAORR-93002016-06-16 → 2016-06-30
    Vineyard sound, ma
    Mystery Drum, Floating, Vineyard Sound; Vineyard Sound, Ma
  47. NOAAORR-92962016-06-14 → 2016-06-28
    Newport news, virginia
    Navy Helicopter Crash; Newport News, Virginia
  48. NOAAORR-92952016-06-14 → 2016-06-28
    On 14 june 2016, the uscg sector new york contacted the noaa ssc to report that there are two 500 gallon…
    Unidentified Floating Containers; Manasquan, Nj · Manasquan, Nj
  49. NOAAORR-92902016-06-01 → 2016-06-15
    Cape may, nj
    F/V Wu Wu; Cape May, Nj
  50. NOAAORR-92872016-05-28 → 2016-06-11
    Boston harbor, ma
    The Majesty; Boston Harbor, Ma

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