Welcome to IncidentNews
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.
Oily Water Leak from M/V Lady Angela; Boat Harbor, Seward, Alaska
Boat Harbor, Seward, AK 99664, USA
2025-Feb-27
South Florida Tarball Reports, Feb 23, 2025; Jupiter, Florida
100 Ocean Trail Way, Jupiter, FL 33477, USA
2025-Feb-23
Pleasure Craft Goldfinch Sinking and Diesel Spill; Port Townsend, Washington
103 Hudson St, Port Townsend, WA 98368, USA
2025-Feb-22
Vessel Capsize, Clarence Strait; Thorne Bay, Alaska
Thorne Bay, AK, USA
2025-Feb-21
Sulfur Dioxide released at Chevron Refinery; Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula, MS, USA
2025-Feb-21
Tugboat Fire on Delaware River; Delaware City, DE
Delaware City, DE, USA
2025-Feb-18
Consumers Energy Coal Power Plant Fire and Mineral Oil Spill; Essexville, MI, USA
Essexville, MI, USA
2025-Feb-17
Red Dye Diesel Residential Spill; Amity, Oregon
Amity, OR
2025-Feb-15
Spill of No. 6 Oil at IMTT Bulk Terminal; Elizabeth River, Virginia
2837 S Military Hwy, Chesapeake, VA 23323, USA
2025-Feb-14
Navy Jet Fighter Crash; San Diego Bay, CA
San Diego Bay, CA
2025-Feb-12
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 |
| 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 |