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This site has news, photos, and other information about selected oil spills (and other incidents) where NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) provided scientific support for the incident response. It contains information on thousands of historical incidents spanning 30 years of OR&R spill response. Please contact us if you have any questions.
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Vessel Grounding; Prince William Sound, Alaska | 2025-Dec-08 |
| Dielectric Spill into Mill River; East Rockaway, New York | 2025-Nov-26 |
| Crude Oil Spill at Hilcorp Asset; Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana | 2025-Nov-23 |
| Containership Fire at Port of Los Angeles; Long Beach, California | 2025-Nov-21 |
| Dead Sperm Whale Drift Analyses; Nantucket, Massachusetts | 2025-Nov-18 |
| Debris Field from F/V Abbey Sea; Grays Harbor, Washington | 2025-Nov-17 |
| Pipeline Leak; Breton Sound, Louisiana | 2025-Nov-14 |
| Produced Water Leak from Pipeline; Dauphin Island, Alabama | 2025-Nov-12 |
| Flowline Leak and In Situ Burn; South Pass 24, Louisiana | 2025-Nov-11 |
| Tug MOLLUSK Sinking; Kingston Ferry Dock, Kingston, Washington | 2025-Nov-06 |
Vessel Grounding; Prince William Sound, Alaska
Prince William Sound, AK
2025-Dec-08
Dielectric Spill into Mill River; East Rockaway, New York
East Rockaway, NY
2025-Nov-26
Crude Oil Spill at Hilcorp Asset; Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana
LA
2025-Nov-23
Containership Fire at Port of Los Angeles; Long Beach, California
Long Beach, CA, USA
2025-Nov-21
Dead Sperm Whale Drift Analyses; Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket, MA 02554, USA
2025-Nov-18
Debris Field from F/V Abbey Sea; Grays Harbor, Washington
Grays Harbor, WA, USA
2025-Nov-17
Pipeline Leak; Breton Sound, Louisiana
LA
2025-Nov-14
Produced Water Leak from Pipeline; Dauphin Island, Alabama
Dauphin Island AL, USA
2025-Nov-12
Flowline Leak and In Situ Burn; South Pass 24, Louisiana
LA
2025-Nov-11
Tug MOLLUSK Sinking; Kingston Ferry Dock, Kingston, Washington
Kingston Ferry Dock, Kingston, WA 98346, USA
2025-Nov-06
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 152 |
| 2024 | 176 |
| 2023 | 158 |
| 2022 | 147 |
| 2021 | 173 |
| 2020 | 187 |
| 2019 | 181 |
| 2018 | 180 |
| 2017 | 197 |
| 2016 | 190 |
| 2015 | 154 |
| 2014 | 128 |
| 2013 | 92 |
| 2012 | 90 |
| 2011 | 48 |
| 2010 | 59 |
| 2009 | 178 |
| 2008 | 193 |
| 2007 | 131 |
| 2006 | 100 |
| 2005 | 89 |
| 2004 | 96 |
| 2003 | 105 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2001 | 65 |
| 2000 | 82 |
| 1999 | 84 |
| 1998 | 117 |
| 1997 | 83 |
| 1996 | 61 |
| 1995 | 42 |
| 1994 | 102 |
| 1993 | 60 |
| 1992 | 58 |
| 1991 | 80 |
| 1990 | 46 |
| 1989 | 94 |
| 1988 | 107 |
| 1987 | 102 |
| 1986 | 169 |
| 1985 | 146 |