IncidentNews
News, photos, and information about response actions and drills.

10 Famous Spills
Information about ten of the world's largest oil spills.

1968 Oil Tanker SS Witwater
On December 13, 1968, the oil tanker Witwater broke up in heavy seas off the Atlantic coast of Panama.

1979 Ixtoc I Well Blowout
On June 3, 1979, the 2 mile deep exploratory well, IXTOC I, blew out in the Bahia de Campeche, 600 miles south of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico.

1983 Nowruz Oil Spill
In 1983, the Nowruz Oil Field in the Persian Gulf, Iran, was involved in a number of oil pollution incidents.

1984 Oil Tanker Alvenus
On July 30, 1984, the U.K. Tank Vessel Alvenus grounded in the Calcasieu River Bar Channel 11 miles southeast of Cameron, Louisiana.

1991 Barge Vista Bella
On March 6, 1991, the Vista Bella sank in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 12 miles northeast of Nevis Island (British).

1993 Barge Bouchard B155
On August 10, 1993, the freighter Balsa 37, the barge Ocean 255, and the barge Bouchard 155 collided in the shipping channel west of the Skyway Sunshine Bridge south of Mullet Key in Tampa Bay, FL.

1994 Barge Morris J. Berman
On January 7, 1994, the barge Morris J. Berman went aground in the surf zone off Escambron Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Erika: Le dossier de la marée noire
A special section of the Ouest-France online newspaper describing the December 1999 oil spill from the freighter Erika, off Britanny.

Sea Empress Oil Spill
An overview of the environmental effects of the Sea Empress oil spill in Wales.

Cedre
Information about oil spills in France, as well as brief descriptions of spills that have occurred worldwide.

F/V Jin Shiang Fa Incident: History Detail
Incident report for the fishing vessel Jin Shiang Fa, which ran aground on the west side of Rose Island, approximately 150 miles east of American Samoa, on October 14, 1993.

FY 05 Response Summaries
Recent spill responses, provided by the Alaska Prevention & Emergency Response Program.

Historical Data
ITOPF statistics relating to the number and location of oil spills, the amount of oil spilled, and the causes of the spills.

Historical Incidents Search Page
A database containing reports and images from about 1,000 incidents, such as oil spills and chemical accidents, that happened from 1977 to 2001.

Incident News: Barge DM932
Learn more about the Barge DM932 collision and spill incident in New Orleans, LA.

IncidentNews: Hebei Spirit
Information about the T/V Hebei Spirit incident in South Korea.

IncidentNews: M/V Cosco Busan
Information about the M/V Cosco Busan incident in San Francisco, California.

NOAA Responds to New Orleans Barge Collision Oil Spill
Article from the NOAA Web site, describing the response efforts for the Barge DM932 oil spill.

Oil Pollution
The text on this site is presented as an archival version of the script of "Ocean Planet," a 1995 Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition. The content reflects the state of knowledge at the time of the exhibition, and has not been updated.

Oil Spill Off Galapagos Islands
The U.S. Coast Guard's special Web page on the Galapagos Islands oil spill.

OR&R's Photo Database
A collection of photos related to oil spills, chemical accidents, and other hazardous materials topics.

Pago Pago Incident
News, photos, and information about natural resource restoration efforts at fishing vessel grounding sites on coral reefs within Pago Pago Harbor in American Samoa. The vessels grounded during a severe storm on December 10, 1991.

Pollutions Maritimes: Erika, Prestige et les autres
A special section of the Ouest-France online newspaper describing the December 1999 oil spill from the freighter Erika, off Britanny.