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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 |
|---|---|
| Grounded Drug-running Submarine | 2023-Sep-01 |
| Crude Oil Spill at Port Manatee in Tampa Bay, FL | 2023-Sep-01 |
| 26-foot Cabin Cruiser Sunk, Bellingham Bay, Bellingham, WA | 2023-Aug-28 |
| Hurricane Idalia, Gulf of Mexico | 2023-Aug-28 |
| 53-foot Motor Yacht Adrift Off Big Sur, CA | 2023-Aug-27 |
| 38-foot Fishing Vessel Listing, Funter Bay, Angoon, AK | 2023-Aug-24 |
| Fishing Vessel Taking on Water, Westport Marina, Grays Harbor, WA | 2023-Aug-23 |
| 53-foot Recreational Vessel Sunk near Seguin Island, ME | 2023-Aug-21 |
| 43-Foot Vessel Sunk near Bolsa Chica Wetlands, Huntington Beach, CA | 2023-Aug-17 |
| 169-Foot Fishing Vessel Leaking Anhydrous Ammonia; Tacoma, WA | 2023-Aug-17 |
Grounded Drug-running Submarine
Mona Island, PR
2023-Sep-01
Crude Oil Spill at Port Manatee in Tampa Bay, FL
St. Petersburg, FL, USA
2023-Sep-01
26-foot Cabin Cruiser Sunk, Bellingham Bay, Bellingham, WA
Bellingham, WA
2023-Aug-28
Hurricane Idalia, Gulf of Mexico
Big Bend, Florida
2023-Aug-28
53-foot Motor Yacht Adrift Off Big Sur, CA
off Big Sur, CA
2023-Aug-27
38-foot Fishing Vessel Listing, Funter Bay, Angoon, AK
Funter Bay, Angoon, AK, USA
2023-Aug-24
Fishing Vessel Taking on Water, Westport Marina, Grays Harbor, WA
Westport Marina, Grays Harbor, WA
2023-Aug-23
53-foot Recreational Vessel Sunk near Seguin Island, ME
Seguin Island, ME
2023-Aug-21
43-Foot Vessel Sunk near Bolsa Chica Wetlands, Huntington Beach, CA
Huntington Beach, CA
2023-Aug-17
169-Foot Fishing Vessel Leaking Anhydrous Ammonia; Tacoma, WA
405 E 15th Street, Tacoma, WA 98421, USA
2023-Aug-17
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 106 |
| 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 |