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.
Chemical Release from Container Ship Northern Jaguar, APM Terminal; Mobile, Alabama
MX98+7P Mobile, AL, USA
2026-Feb-04
Wellhead Spill, Grand Isle 25; Grand Isle, Louisiana
Grand Isle, LA, USA
2026-Feb-04
Natural Gas Explosion; Cameron, Louisiana
Cameron, LA
2026-Feb-03
Unknown Substance; Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, California
2976-2988 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
2026-Feb-01
Doyon 26 Oil Rig Topple; Alpine, Nuiqsut, Alaska
Alpine, Nuiqsut, AK, USA
2026-Jan-24
3-Engine Train Derailment; Toledo, Oregon
Toledo, OR 97391, USA
2026-Jan-22
Oil Discharge from Wellhead into West Cote Blanche Bay; Cypremort Point, Louisiana
M6J2+2H Cypremort Point, LA, USA
2026-Jan-22
Mystery Diesel Slick at Whittier Harbor; Whittier, Alaska
Whittier, AK 99693, USA
2026-Jan-20
Vessel Sinking offshore of Shark River Inlet, New Jersey
87G84C9W+J3
2026-Jan-17
Oil Spill from TPIC Flow Line, Southwest Pass 24; Port Eads, Louisiana
Port Eads, LA, USA
2026-Jan-16
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 |
| 2025 | 156 |
| 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 |