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-92892016-05-20 → 2016-06-03
    On june 1, 2016, the national marine fisheries service contacted erd with a request for a hindcast of a…
    Whale Carcass; Chatham, Mass · Chatham, Mass
  2. NOAAORR-92782016-05-13 → 2016-05-27
    Pemaquid point, maine
    Mystery Spill Pemaquid Point; Pemaquid Point, Maine
  3. NOAAORR-92732016-05-06 → 2016-05-20
    Wrightsville beach, nc
    Military Harrier Jet Crash; Wrightsville Beach, Nc
  4. NOAAORR-92742016-05-06 → 2016-05-20
    On may 6, 2016, uscg sector hampton roads notified the noaa ssc about a 10,000 gallon potassium hydroxide…
    Potassium Hydroxide Spill; Hampton, Virginia · Hampton, Virginia
  5. NOAAORR-92612016-04-04 → 2016-04-18
    Isles of shoals, nh
    Isles of Shoals Mystery Sheen; Isles of Shoals, Nh
  6. NOAAORR-92602016-04-04 → 2016-04-18
    Truck accident: I95; new london, ct (I95 bridge)
  7. NOAAORR-92532016-03-20 → 2016-04-03
    Long island sound
    F/V Longshot; Long Island Sound
  8. NOAAORR-92512016-03-17 → 2016-03-31
    Tappan zee bridge, ny
    Tarrytown Tug Barge Collision; Tappan Zee Bridge, Ny
  9. NOAAORR-92402016-02-29 → 2016-03-14
    At 12:50 pm on february 29, 2016, the uscg sector hampton roads notified the noaa ssc about a fire at the…
    Dozier's Marina Fire; Urbanna, Va · Urbanna, Va
  10. NOAAORR-92332016-02-16 → 2016-03-01
    Boston outer harbor
    Tug Emily Anne; Boston Outer Harbor
  11. NOAAORR-92312016-02-04 → 2016-02-18
    On february 4, 2016, the uscg sector baltimore and virgina deq notified the noaa ssc about an extensive…
    Potomac River; Washington Dc · Washington Dc
  12. NOAAORR-92262016-01-26 → 2016-02-09
    On january 26, 2016, the uscg sector delaware bay notified the noaa ssc of an oil spill that took place in…
    Schuylkill River Spill; Philadelphia, Pa · Philadelphia, Pa
  13. NOAAORR-92272016-01-25 → 2016-02-08
    Fort lauderdale, fl
    M/V Serena Iii; Fort Lauderdale, Fl
  14. NOAAORR-92232016-01-22 → 2016-02-05
    On january 22, 2016, the uscg sector hampton roads notified noaa ssc about an above ground storage tank…
    Kinder Morgan; Chesapeake,virginia · Chesapeake,virginia
  15. NOAAORR-92112016-01-02 → 2016-01-16
    Hudson river 78th street dielectric fluid spill; edgewater, nj
  16. NOAAORR-92042015-12-06 → 2015-12-20
    Barge columbia elizabeth; between cape canaveral and port st lucie, fl
  17. NOAAORR-92032015-12-04 → 2015-12-18
    Stellwagen bank nms, massachusetts
    F/V Orin C; Stellwagen Bank Nms, Massachusetts
  18. NOAAORR-91982015-11-05 → 2015-11-19
    M/V teal; 3 mn east of cape hatteras, nc
  19. NOAAORR-91942015-10-30 → 2015-11-13
    Reagan airport JP-4 spill; washington, dc
  20. NOAAORR-91932015-10-27 → 2015-11-10
    St lucie inlet, stuart, fl
    M/V Endeavour; St Lucie Inlet, Stuart, Fl
  21. NOAAORR-91842015-10-05 → 2015-10-19
    Container ship el faro; 35 nm ne of crooked islands, bahamas
  22. NOAAORR-91812015-10-01 → 2015-10-15
    Atlantic seaboard, US
    Hurricane Joaquin; Atlantic Seaboard, US
  23. NOAAORR-91792015-09-28 → 2015-10-12
    Sea level, north carolina
    Sea Level, Nc Diesel Fuel Spill; Sea Level, North Carolina
  24. NOAAORR-91732015-09-13 → 2015-09-27
    Sandy hook, nj
    The-india; Sandy Hook, Nj
  25. NOAAORR-91752015-09-13 → 2015-09-27
    Sandy hook, nj
    Precious Time Ii; Sandy Hook, Nj
  26. NOAAORR-91662015-08-31 → 2015-09-14
    Sea isle, nj
    Dredge Vessel Illinois; Sea Isle, Nj
  27. NOAAORR-91642015-08-28 → 2015-09-11
    Sandy hook, nj
    FV El Jeffe; Sandy Hook, Nj
  28. NOAAORR-89712015-08-02 → 2015-08-16
    On august 2, 2015, the uscg sector new york notified noaa of an oil spill from a pipeline into the kill van…
    Imtt Bayonne; Bayonne, Nj · Bayonne, Nj
  29. NOAAORR-89702015-07-30 → 2015-08-13
    Anomaly: 30 july 2015; 60 miles east of cape cod
  30. NOAAORR-89692015-07-23 → 2015-08-06
    Mystery sheen: great south channel; massachusetts: ese of nantucket
  31. NOAAORR-89612015-07-12 → 2015-07-26
    Mystery spill long island; 20 miles south of s. hampton long island
  32. NOAAORR-89532015-06-28 → 2015-07-12
    Space X dragon rocket incident; 150 miles offshore jacksonville, fl
  33. NOAAORR-89512015-06-16 → 2015-06-30
    Passaic river, nj
    Orange Peel Oil Spill; Passaic River, Nj
  34. NOAAORR-89502015-06-15 → 2015-06-29
    Martha's vineyard, ma
    F/V Robert C; Martha's Vineyard, Ma
  35. NOAAORR-89432015-06-03 → 2015-06-17
    Harlem river, new york, ny
    Con Edison Transformer Oil; Harlem River, New York, Ny
  36. NOAAORR-89332015-05-17 → 2015-05-31
    Vessel collision; 17 m south of long island, ny
  37. NOAAORR-89292015-05-10 → 2015-05-24
    On may 10, 2015, noaa was notified by the uscg sector new york that after a fire and explosion at the indian…
    Indian Point Energy Center; Buchanan, Ny · Buchanan, Ny
  38. NOAAORR-89202015-05-03 → 2015-05-17
    Eastern long island sound
    Mystery Long I. Sound Sheen; Eastern Long Island Sound
  39. NOAAORR-88992015-03-31 → 2015-04-14
    On march 30th 2015, the uscg notified the noaa ssc of a distress call from the canadian flagged "liana…
    Liana Ransom; Boston, Ma · Boston, Ma
  40. NOAAORR-88962015-03-22 → 2015-04-05
    Mystery slick; 30 mi ene of miami, fl
  41. NOAAORR-88922015-03-17 → 2015-03-31
    On march 17, 2015, the uscg sector new york notified noaa concerning a fire aboard the M/V grey shark, a…
    M/V Grey Shark; Ny Harbor · Ny Harbor
  42. NOAAORR-88902015-03-15 → 2015-03-29
    Fire island, ny
    Tug Sea Bear; Fire Island, Ny
  43. NOAAORR-88882015-03-11 → 2015-03-25
    Port of wilmington, de
    MV Wild Cosmos; Port of Wilmington, de
  44. NOAAORR-88842015-02-28 → 2015-03-14
    On 28 february 2015 the uscg sector ny contacted noaa to report that the kearny fire dept
    Witt Penn Bridge; Kearny, Nj · Kearny, Nj
  45. NOAAORR-88822015-02-18 → 2015-03-04
    New london, ct
    Pleasure Craft; New London, Ct
  46. NOAAORR-88672015-01-07 → 2015-01-21
    At 1600 on 7 january 2015 noaa was notified by uscg sector lis of a sunken recreational boat at the norwalk…
    Recreational Vessel; Norwalk, Ct · Norwalk, Ct
  47. NOAAORR-88602014-12-11 → 2014-12-25
    Sandy hook, nj
    Mystery Sheen; Sandy Hook, Nj
  48. NOAAORR-88522014-11-27 → 2014-12-11
    North of dominican republic
    Mystery Sheen; North of Dominican Republic
  49. NOAAORR-88412014-10-23 → 2014-11-06
    Narragansett bay, ri
    T/b Karen Jean; Narragansett Bay, Ri
  50. NOAAORR-88392014-10-20 → 2014-11-03
    On 20 october 2014, the noaa ssc was notified by uscg sector boston that the fishing vessel sambuca sunk at…
    F/V Sambuca; Gloucester, Ma · Gloucester, Ma

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