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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 |
|---|---|
| Southern Louisiana Oil Platform Breton Sound Release | 2021-Nov-30 |
| Mystery Drum, adrift Columbia River | 2021-Nov-29 |
| Glycerol spill to Duwamish Waterway | 2021-Nov-27 |
| WA-OR MPSR | 2021-Nov-21 |
| Sinking Tow Boat off of Chincoteague, VA | 2021-Nov-19 |
| Abandoned Vessel Sinking in Friday Harbor | 2021-Nov-14 |
| Pleasure Craft ZUMA Fuel Transfer Diesel Spill | 2021-Nov-13 |
| SLOMEN CHENIMUS Mississippi River drum release | 2021-Nov-05 |
| ADVs Alert & Sakarissa, Columbia River, OR | 2021-Nov-04 |
| Derelict Barge, Deep River, WA | 2021-Nov-04 |
Southern Louisiana Oil Platform Breton Sound Release
LA, Gulf of Mexico
2021-Nov-30
Mystery Drum, adrift Columbia River
Astoria, OR
2021-Nov-29
Glycerol spill to Duwamish Waterway
2400 11th Avenue SW, Seattle
2021-Nov-27
WA-OR MPSR
Offshore Columbia River Coast
2021-Nov-21
Sinking Tow Boat off of Chincoteague, VA
Broadwater, VA, USA
2021-Nov-19
Abandoned Vessel Sinking in Friday Harbor
Friday Harbor, WA
2021-Nov-14
Pleasure Craft ZUMA Fuel Transfer Diesel Spill
5265 Shilshole Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
2021-Nov-13
SLOMEN CHENIMUS Mississippi River drum release
Garyville, LA, USA
2021-Nov-05
ADVs Alert & Sakarissa, Columbia River, OR
Portland, OR
2021-Nov-04
Derelict Barge, Deep River, WA
85 Waranka Rd, Rosburg, WA, 98643, USA
2021-Nov-04
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 160 |
| 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 |