Spills & pollution incidents in the Southern 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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Other hazards in the Southern Ocean

Archive · 3 cancelled

  1. NOAAORR-76082007-02-16 → 2007-03-02
    Cape adare, antarctica
    F/V Nisshin Maru; Cape Adare, Antarctica
  2. NOAAORR-11102003-10-29 → 2003-11-12
    7,000 gallons of jet fuel spilled onto the ice in antarctica
    Jp Spill; Antarctic · Antarctic
  3. NOAAORR-66581989-01-28 → 1989-02-11
    Palmer station, antarctica
    M/V Bahia Paraiso; Palmer Station, Antarctica

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

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