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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 |
|---|---|
| Fire in Monroe Energy Pump Room; Trainer, Pennsylvania | 2026-Jun-25 |
| Mystery Sheen in Tongass Narrows; Ketchikan, Alaska | 2026-Jun-23 |
| Crash of U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Helicopter, Air Station Sitka; Sitka, Alaska | 2026-Jun-22 |
| Oil Spill into Johnson Bayou; Southwest Louisiana | 2026-Jun-17 |
| Cape Aialik Vessel Sinking; Resurrection Bay; Seward, Alaska | 2026-Jun-13 |
| WCC Oil Spill, Main Pass 21; Breton Sound, Louisiana | 2026-Jun-11 |
| TPIC Oil Spill, Main Pass 81; Gulf of America | 2026-Jun-10 |
| Recreational Vessels on Fire at Marina; Winthrop, Massachusetts | 2026-Jun-05 |
| Mystery Bunker Oil Discharge; Pier 2, Astoria, Oregon | 2026-May-29 |
| Discharge of White Liquor; Longview, Washington | 2026-May-26 |
Fire in Monroe Energy Pump Room; Trainer, Pennsylvania
4101 Post Rd, Trainer, PA 19061, USA
2026-Jun-25
Mystery Sheen in Tongass Narrows; Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan, AK, USA
2026-Jun-23
Crash of U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Helicopter, Air Station Sitka; Sitka, Alaska
Sitka, AK
2026-Jun-22
Oil Spill into Johnson Bayou; Southwest Louisiana
Johnson Bayou, LA
2026-Jun-17
Cape Aialik Vessel Sinking; Resurrection Bay; Seward, Alaska
Resurrection Bay, Seward, AK
2026-Jun-13
WCC Oil Spill, Main Pass 21; Breton Sound, Louisiana
Breton Sound, LA
2026-Jun-11
TPIC Oil Spill, Main Pass 81; Gulf of America
Gulf
2026-Jun-10
Recreational Vessels on Fire at Marina; Winthrop, Massachusetts
Winthrop, MA 02152, USA
2026-Jun-05
Mystery Bunker Oil Discharge; Pier 2, Astoria, Oregon
Pier 2, Astoria, OR
2026-May-29
Discharge of White Liquor; Longview, Washington
Longview, WA, USA
2026-May-26
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 |
| 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 |