At 3:31 PM January 15, 2009 the US Air flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River. This Airbus A320 class of aircraft has a potential capacity of 6300 gallons of Jet fuel. 150 passengers on board. Plane took off from LaGuardia Airport, NY and was heading to Charlotte, NC. Reported to be in air only for 3 minutes before crashing into Hudson River. PRELIMINARY report indicates that all passengers and crew have been accounted for, however there are reports of injuries. Dive teams have searched the aircraft and no one found onboard. NTSB initiating investigation. US Airways emergency line for families 800-679-8215. Preliminary reports that plane hit a flock of geese causing both engines to burn out. USCG, NYC Police and Fire Departments and NY Waterway Ferries on-scene. Homeland Security/FBI say that this was not a terrorist incident. The SSC has contacted Sector NY and offered any assistance if needed. So far no requests for assistance. 12-15 victims brought to Roosevelt Hospital for hypothermia treatment and other injuries. USCG reported that at 3:31 PM the plane crashed, and CG activated response crews from Sector NY. USCG deployed 9 vessels on-scene.

Hurricane Ike made landfall during the early morning hours of Sept. 13, 2008, in the Galveston/Houston area of Texas as a Category Two/Three Hurricane (~110mph winds). Storm surge was 20-25ft in some areas. There is severe wind, storm surge and flooding damage in large regions of Texas. USCG, FEMA, EPA, and National Guard personnel are responding.

On July 23, 2008, the T/V Tintomara collided with the tug/barge (M/V Mel Oliver and DM932) near downtown New Orleans, LA, resulting in a spill of more than 9000 barrels (380,000) gallons of #6 fuel oil. The incident occurred at approximately 0130 local time. The barge was reported "ripped in half," discharging its entire contents. US Coast Guard, State of Louisiana and NOAA responders are on-scene.

A crane barge owned by Samsung collided with the M/V HEBEI SPIRIT on December 8, 2007, 10 km (6.2 miles) off the coast of South Korea, west of Taean county. The M/V HEBEI SPIRIT sustained 3 large punctures and subsequently released an estimated 2.8 million gallons of crude oil. The vessel is currently anchored and has temporary patches on all of the punctures. Over 160 km (100 miles) of coastline have been impacted, with the heaviest concentrations of oil being Teaen county and points 30 miles to the north. Reports from the joint USCG/NOAA team assisting the Korean Coast Guard.

The container ship M/V Cosco Busan struck the Bay Bridge in San Francisco Bay, CA at 08:30 PST 7NOV07. An approximate 100' gash in the hull of the vessel resulted, and 58,000 gal of fuel oil (IFO 380) was released into the water. An Incident Command Post is located at Treasure Island, on-water cleanup activities have largely concluded, shoreline assessment teams continue to survey oiling conditions, and shoreline cleanup is well underway across the affected area. Many oiled and closed beaches have been cleaned and re-opened.