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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 |
|---|---|
| Intermittent Oil Sheen; Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Bright Bank | 2026-Aug-25 |
| Dead Cormorants; San Diego, California | 2026-Aug-25 |
| Trading Bay Mystery Sheen; Western Cook Inlet, Alaska | 2026-Aug-24 |
| Mysterious Gas Release; Dauphin Island, Alabama | 2026-Aug-24 |
| F/V Resolution; Inverness, California | 2026-Aug-21 |
| Potential Release from Motor Vessel in Distress; Pacific Ocean | 2026-Aug-19 |
| Overturned Fuel Truck; Lawrence, New York | 2026-Aug-19 |
| Asphalt Fire at Shelly Liquid facility; Toledo, Ohio | 2026-Aug-18 |
| Diesel Spill in Monterey Bay; Monterey, California | 2026-Aug-13 |
| Pollution Surveillance Report off Santa Barbara; Montecito, California | 2026-Aug-13 |
Intermittent Oil Sheen; Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Bright Bank
76V8VPG3+H3
2026-Aug-25
Dead Cormorants; San Diego, California
MQMG+2H San Diego, CA, USA
2026-Aug-25
Trading Bay Mystery Sheen; Western Cook Inlet, Alaska
Western Cook Inlet, AK
2026-Aug-24
Mysterious Gas Release; Dauphin Island, Alabama
8X38+5H Dauphin Island, AL, USA
2026-Aug-24
F/V Resolution; Inverness, California
32CC+C7 Inverness, CA, USA
2026-Aug-21
Potential Release from Motor Vessel in Distress; Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
2026-Aug-19
Overturned Fuel Truck; Lawrence, New York
700 Rockaway Tpke, Lawrence, NY 11559, USA
2026-Aug-19
Asphalt Fire at Shelly Liquid facility; Toledo, Ohio
352 George Hardy Dr, Toledo, OH 43605, USA
2026-Aug-18
Diesel Spill in Monterey Bay; Monterey, California
J444+RW Monterey, CA, USA
2026-Aug-13
Pollution Surveillance Report off Santa Barbara; Montecito, California
89JG+VX Montecito, CA, USA
2026-Aug-13
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 |
| 2025 | 158 |
| 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 |