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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.
Sunken pleasure craft, Whites Landing, Santa Catalina Island, CA
Whites Landing, Santa Catalina Island, CA
2022-Aug-14
Spill of Soybean Oil into Grand River, Painesville, OH
1145 N St Clair St, Painesville, OH 44077, USA
2022-Aug-14
Fishing Vessel Sunk off San Juan Island, WA
681 Smuggler Cove, Friday Harbor, WA
2022-Aug-13
Spill from Container Vessel, South Side of Dodge Island, Miami, FL
Miami, FL, USA
2022-Aug-13
Above-ground Tanks on Fire at Crude Oil Storage Facility, Matanzas, Cuba
Matanzas, Cuba
2022-Aug-10
Oil Platform Collapse, with Two Storage Tanks Compromised, Terrebonne Bay, LA
Terrebonne Bay, LA
2022-Aug-08
Container Ship Leaking SHC Lubricating Oil En Route to Anchorage, AK
Anchorage, AK
2022-Aug-05
58-foot Fishing Vessel Sunk, Southern Point of Prince of Wales Island, AK
Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
2022-Aug-03
Diesel Spill at Navy Pier, Base Kitsap-Bangor, Silverdale, WA
Silverdale, WA, USA
2022-Jul-29
Bunker Oil Discharge from Tanker into Lower Mississippi River, Almedia, LA
Almedia, LA, USA
2022-Jul-28
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 105 |
| 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 |