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Mearns Rock Time Series
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Major Oil Spills
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Responses to oil and chemical spills.
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Charter Vessel Scuttled on Pearl and Hermes Atoll in NW Hawaiian Islands The charter vessel, Casitas, which ran aground on Pearl and Hermes Atoll on July 2, 2005, was successfully refloated then scuttled on August 4.
Container Ship Strikes Bay Bridge The container ship M/V Cosco Busan struck the Bay Bridge in San Francisco Bay, California on the morning of November 7th. A 100-foot gash in the hull of the vessel caused the release of an estimated 53,000 gallons of fuel oil into the water.
exxon valdez Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Overview of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Includes links to many related resources, including photo galleries.
M/V Selendang Ayu Cleanup Operations Complete The week of June 23, 2006 marks the completion of cleanup activities from the M/V Selendang Ayu oil spill near Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
NOAA Commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill On Friday, March 13, 2009 the Office of Response and Restoration held an event to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. This NOAA Hill event focused on the progress our Nation has made in oil spill preparedness, response and restoration.
NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration Responds to Hurricane Katrina In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) has provided invaluable scientific support to the USCG, EPA, and the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama in their hazardous materials response efforts, as well as initial efforts to assess the environmental impacts.
NOAA's OR&R Assists with Korean Oil Spill A team of USCG and NOAA representatives is assisting the Korea Coast Guard with the December 8, 2007 Hebei Spirit oil spill off the coast of South Korea.
OR&R Aids Selendang Ayu Spill Response OR&R scientists provide Selendang Ayu responders with trajectories, environmental sensitivity information, aerial reconnaissance of the spill, shoreline assessments, and other scientific support.
OR&R Continues Support for M/V Selendang Ayu in Unalaska A January 4, 2005 update on the spill created by the M/V Selendang Ayu.
OR&R Helps Teach Incident Command System (ICS) Class in Cameroon During the week of September 3-7, 2007, OR&R's Emergency Response Division (ERD) sent a member to Douala, Cameroon, West Africa to co-teach a class on Incident Command System (ICS).
OR&R Media Archive Media coverage of NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) prior to 1995.
Response to the Exxon Valdez Spill Within hours after the tanker Exxon Valdez spilled nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989, a team of NOAA OR&R scientists arrived on-scene.
Safe Sanctuaries 2005 Video Links to movie downloads of the video produced as part of the emergency response drill, "Safe Sanctuaries," held in the Florida Keys in April 2005.

Publications about Recent and Historical Incidents Pages on our site that provide access to publications containing scientific information, field guides, and other material.
Spill responder on beach making notes. Oil and Hazardous Materials Response Reports
Reports on oil and chemical spill responses in which NOAA OR&R participated from October 1992 through September 1999.
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Web Portals to sites about Recent and Historical Incidents Pages on our site that provide information about and access to Web sites of closely-related agencies and programs.
Screenshot of the Incident News home page. IncidentNews
News and information on current and historical incidents, including the crash of US Air flight 1549 into the Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009.
section of the home page of the photo database site. Office of Response and Restoration Photo Collection
Welcome to our collection of photos related to oil spills, chemical accidents, and other hazardous materials topics. To find photos, browse the collections.
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Current News: Emergency Response
Web Site Survey Take a voluntary Web site survey to indicate your level of satisfaction with OR&R's Web offerings. (updated: April 2, 2009)
New MARPLOT and ALOHA Released New versions of a NOAA/EPA mapping program and chemical hazard model are now available! (updated: March 30, 2009)
NOAA Commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill On Friday, March 13, 2009 the Office of Response and Restoration held an event to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. This NOAA Hill event focused on the progress our Nation has made in oil spill preparedness, response and restoration. (posted: March 24, 2009)
NEW CAMEO 2.0 and CAMEO Chemicals website New components of the CAMEO software suite are now available! (updated: February 12, 2009)
Of Special Note: Emergency Response
IncidentNews News and information on current and historical incidents, including the crash of US Air flight 1549 into the Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009.
An FOSC's Guide to NOAA Scientific Support A guidebook for oil and chemical spill responders, describing the products and services that the NOAA Scientific Support Team (SST) can provide to Federal On-Scene Coordinators (FOSCs).
CAMEO Chemicals Database of hazardous chemical datasheets that emergency responders and planners can use to get response recommendations and predict hazards. Available in online and downloadable versions.
CAMEO Chemicals Web Portal Use the online version of CAMEO Chemicals to search for hazardous chemical datasheets, get response recommendations, and find out how chemicals would react if they mixed.
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