Spills & pollution incidents in the South Pacific 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 South Pacific Ocean

Archive · 20 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1864/252025-07-23 → 2026-04-17
    Oil spill response operations in progress until further notice in vicinity 18-07.52S 178-25.57E
    Western South Pacific · Fiji
  2. HYDROPAC 1427/252025-06-03 → 2025-12-04
    59 meter vessel, partially submerged in 18-07.52S 178-25.57E
    Western South Pacific · Fiji
  3. NOAAORR-108722024-10-06 → 2024-10-20
    Royal new zealand navy ship manawanui, fire and sinking; upolu, samoa
  4. HYDROPAC 1802/222022-07-02 → 2022-10-24
    Oil spill response operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 04-23.42S 081-20.40W,…
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  5. HYDROPAC 1319/222022-05-13 → 2022-07-01
    Oil spill response operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 04-23.42S 081-20.40W,…
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  6. NOAAORR-104082022-01-19 → 2022-02-02
    On january 15, 2022, an oil spill occurred during offloading from the italian tanker mare doricum to the…
    Oil Spill Near Lima, Peru · Lima, Peru
  7. NOAAORR-98292018-12-06 → 2018-12-20
    On december 5, 2018, the jeanette, a 228' commercial fishing vessel, caught fire in pago pago harbor and was…
    F/V Jeanette; American Samoa · American Samoa
  8. NOAAORR-96662018-02-07 → 2018-02-21
    1, american samoa; american samoa
    Grounded Vessel, Chui Zai Fa No
  9. NOAAORR-92652016-04-15 → 2016-04-29
    1 ji hyun; aunuu island, american samoa
    F/V No
  10. NOAAORR-88262013-10-23 → 2013-11-06
    On oct 23, 2013, the noaa ssc was notified of a bloom in the harbor in american samoa resulting in dead…
    Algal Bloom Pago Pago Harbor; American Samoa · American Samoa
  11. NOAAORR-93182011-10-05 → 2011-10-19
    Tauranga, new zealand
    M/V Rena; Tauranga, New Zealand
  12. NOAAORR-81122009-09-29 → 2009-10-13
    The pacific tsunami warning center (noaa/nws) issued a tsunami watch and warning message at 0659 samoa time…
    Tsunami; American Samoa · American Samoa
  13. NOAAORR-80332009-06-16 → 2009-06-30
    Rose atoll, american samoa
    Sailing Vessel "paul Eric"; Rose Atoll, American Samoa
  14. NOAAORR-80172009-05-03 → 2009-05-17
    Pago pago, american samoa
    USS Chehalis Assessment; Pago Pago, American Samoa
  15. NOAAORR-77632008-02-01 → 2008-02-15
    Off zorritos, peru
    M/V Supe; Off Zorritos, Peru
  16. NOAAORR-77712000-09-15 → 2000-09-29
    At 0530 on the morning of 12 september 2000 the usnavy lst la moure county struck a submerged rock near pta…
    La Moure County; Chile · Chile
  17. NOAAORR-72631998-01-25 → 1998-02-08
    On january 23, 1998, the port propeller shaft assembly popped out of the F/V adriatic sea
    F/V Adriatic Sea; American Samoa · American Samoa
  18. NOAAORR-69661993-10-14 → 1993-10-28
    F/V jin shiang fa; rose island, 150 miles east of america samoa
  19. NOAAORR-65041987-10-08 → 1987-10-22
    Punta davis, chile
    Cabo Pilar; Punta Davis, Chile
  20. NOAAORR-62201974-08-09 → 1974-08-23
    First narrows, strait of magellan
    Metula; First Narrows, Strait of Magellan

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