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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 |
|---|---|
| USS TRUXTUN Fuel Spill, Offshore Virginia Beach, VA | 2021-Jun-04 |
| MV Deliverance | 2021-Jun-02 |
| MV X-Press Pearl, Indian Ocean | 2021-Jun-02 |
| Newark Motor Oil Release | 2021-Jun-02 |
| Northhampton, VA Oil Incident | 2021-Jun-01 |
| Sunken Fishing Vessel "Miss Kim" | 2021-May-27 |
| Steamboat Creek, Norfolk, Virginia | 2021-May-25 |
| MV Kite Bay | 2021-May-25 |
| Whale carcass | 2021-May-21 |
| Crimson Midstream Piling Release | 2021-May-15 |
USS TRUXTUN Fuel Spill, Offshore Virginia Beach, VA
Atlantic Ocean
2021-Jun-04
MV Deliverance
Offshore, Charleston, South Carolina
2021-Jun-02
MV X-Press Pearl, Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka
2021-Jun-02
Newark Motor Oil Release
Passaic River, Newark, NJ
2021-Jun-02
Northhampton, VA Oil Incident
Cape Charles, VA
2021-Jun-01
Sunken Fishing Vessel "Miss Kim"
Charleston County, SC, USA
2021-May-27
Steamboat Creek, Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk VA
2021-May-25
MV Kite Bay
Morehead City Inlet, NC
2021-May-25
Whale carcass
Pacifica, CA
2021-May-21
Crimson Midstream Piling Release
Venice, LA 70091, USA
2021-May-15
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 |
| 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 |