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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 |
|---|---|
| Diesel Discharge from M/V Defiant; Baltimore Harbor, MD | 2024-Sep-27 |
| F/V Pacific Bay; Willapa Bay, WA | 2024-Sep-25 |
| Hurricane Helene; Big Bend Region, Florida | 2024-Sep-25 |
| Benzene Release at INEOS Facility; Sarnia, ON, Canada | 2024-Sep-23 |
| Cosmo Specialty Fiber: Facility Closure; Cosmopolis, WA | 2024-Sep-17 |
| Waste Oil Tank on Eroded Banks of the Tagayarak River; Tuntutuliak, AK | 2024-Sep-17 |
| Medical Waste; Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware Shorelines | 2024-Sep-16 |
| Mystery Sheen; offshore East Cameron, LA | 2024-Sep-13 |
| Oil Spill during Barge Loading Operation, Buckeye Oil Terminal, Wilmington, DE | 2024-Sep-12 |
| F/V Tarka II Fire; Neah Bay, WA | 2024-Sep-10 |
Diesel Discharge from M/V Defiant; Baltimore Harbor, MD
Rock Hall, MD, USA
2024-Sep-27
F/V Pacific Bay; Willapa Bay, WA
Willapa Bay, WA
2024-Sep-25
Hurricane Helene; Big Bend Region, Florida
Big Bend Region, Florida
2024-Sep-25
Benzene Release at INEOS Facility; Sarnia, ON, Canada
Sarnia, ON, Canada
2024-Sep-23
Cosmo Specialty Fiber: Facility Closure; Cosmopolis, WA
1701 1st St, Cosmopolis, WA
2024-Sep-17
Waste Oil Tank on Eroded Banks of the Tagayarak River; Tuntutuliak, AK
Tuntutuliak, AK 99680, USA
2024-Sep-17
Medical Waste; Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware Shorelines
Newark, MD, USA
2024-Sep-16
Mystery Sheen; offshore East Cameron, LA
East Cameron, LA, Block 328C
2024-Sep-13
Oil Spill during Barge Loading Operation, Buckeye Oil Terminal, Wilmington, DE
Wilmington, DE, USA
2024-Sep-12
F/V Tarka II Fire; Neah Bay, WA
Neah Bay, WA, USA
2024-Sep-10
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 143 |
| 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 |