On September 8, 2026, discharge of a sheen was noted at a Creole Operating wellhead in West Cameron Block 2. The wellhead is one mile south of the shoreline. At this time, it is unknown if Creole Operating is responding to this spill. NOAA's Emergency Response Division is assisting with weather forecasts and trajectory analysis.

NOAA NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) Satellite Analysis Branch has been tracking several mystery sheens in Eugene Island Block 316 since early August 2026. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) are investigating the source of these sheens, but a source has not yet been identified. NESDIS Satellite Analysis Branch and OR&R's Emergency Response Division are assisting with the investigation.

On September 7, 2026, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector San Francisco notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) that a tanker truck containing asphalt was involved in a vehicle accident and went off the road into Trapper Slough near Area Contingency Plan region 2-974. An unknown amount of asphalt has been discharged from the tanker truck. An oil spill response organization (OSRO) is enroute. NOAA provided information about the behavior of asphalt products when they are spilled.

On August 30, 2026, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector San Francisco contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) regarding a sunken vessel in the Moss Landing Harbor District. The vessel is reported to be a 25-foot center console and is currently discharging fuel presumed to be diesel, creating a rainbow sheen approximately 50 X 100 yards. The amount of fuel on board and maximum capacity are currently unknown. The incident is within a quarter mile of two sensitive sites listed in the Area Contingency Plan (3-305 and 3-310). An oil spill response organization (OSRO) is enroute to float and remove the vessel. The USCG has requested a trajectory forecast from NOAA.

On August 27, 2026, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector New Orleans received notification of a crude oil spill from a TPIC (Texas Petroleum Investment Company) 3-inch flowline associated with the SOB 1A well head in block South Pass 24. A reported 150 barrels of crude oil was released into the marsh and adjacent waterway. Containment and cleanup are underway. An in-situ burn has been proposed. NOAA was requested for onsite and remote support.

On August 25, 2026, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Port Arthur contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) regarding an intermittent oil sheen observed at location WCB-657 (Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Bright Bank). The sheen was first reported on August 6, 2026, and has since generated multiple reports to the National Response Center, as well as Marine Pollution Surveillance Reports (MPSRs) from the Satellite Analysis Branch of NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service). The source of the discharge remains unidentified. Given the sensitive location within a National Marine Sanctuary, the USCG is requesting operational guidance and initiating an Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation to ensure response actions minimize potential impacts on protected marine resources.

On August 26, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) of approximately 50 dead cormorants along the Zuniga Jetty in San Diego, California. The cause of death is unknown. No sheen or other indication of pollution was observed. The SSC notified the Department of the Interior (DOI) Regional Environmental Officer and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife via their online mortality reporting form.

On August 24, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) of a mystery sheen, and potentially weathered oil, observed in Trading Bay, Cook Inlet, Alaska. The source is unknown, although the oil is in the vicinity of the Platform Spark, a shut-in and abandoned well. The USCG requested assistance preparing a Resources at Risk report. Further requests are likely if the extent of discharge and a source are determined.

On August 24, 2026, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector Mobile contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) regarding a National Response Center report of a mysterious release of gas, causing significant bubbling in Mobile Bay near Dauphin Island, Alabama. The gas has a sulfur-like odor and the release location is near a natural gas pipeline, as indicated in ERMA (Environmental Response Management Application; OR&R's online mapping tool). The SSC is assisting with hazard assessment and identification of potential sources.

In the early hours of August 21, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) of a fishing vessel floundering off Point Reyes, California. The USCG responded at daylight and found the 58-foot fishing vessel RESOLUTION beached in the tidal zone with a reported 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board. Operations to lighter and/or remove the vessel are underway. NOAA is providing a trajectory forecast, resources at risk (ICS-232), and a spot weather forecast.

On August 19, 2026, the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) for District Oceania was notified of a vessel (M/V SLNC York) taking on water 700 nautical miles northeast of Saipan. The vessel contained 4,500 gallons of lube oil and 21,000 gallons of marine gas oil. Rescue and towing vessels are en route. The SSC requested satellite/visual imagery from NOAA NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) to assess the pollution impacts of this event. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) indicated possible Oceania Regional Response Team (RRT) activation for dispersant use if fuel is discharged. NOAA is providing any available satellite imagery, will model observed oil anomalies, and provide recommendations as necessary.

On August 19, 2026, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector New York contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC), requesting a trajectory for an estimated 3,000-gallon gasoline spill from a truck rollover that occurred around 11am in Lawrence, New York. The fuel spill entered a storm drain that lets out into Hook Creek, a tributary into Jamaica Bay. The USCG requested a trajectory for the incident. The NOAA SSC developed a Resources at Risk report through the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) and spoke with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, as well. Around 11am an estimated 3,000 gallons of gasoline (note initial NRC report was 300, not 3,000 gallons) potentially entered a storm drain that

At approximately 4pm local time on August 18, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector Detroit contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) regarding a fire at an industrial facility in Toledo, Ohio, near the mouth of the Maumee River. The SSC determined that EPA Region 5 is responding to a fire at a different facility upriver that involves a 40,000 gallon kerosene tank. The Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center (IMAAC) has issued a model. The USCG is enroute to the incident. Initial information indicates a 3,000 gallon molten sulfur tank is on fire. The SSC is providing spot forecast and hazard information while awaiting further details.

On August 13, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) of a diesel spill in the Breakwater Cove Marina in Monterey, California that produced a sheen of approximately 50' x 50'. The location is near Sensitive Site 3-370-A, identified in the Area Contingency Plan. California Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) is en route.

The NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) for California received a Marine Pollution Surveillance Report (MPSR) for a discharge 7 nautical miles southeast of Santa Barbara, California. The report was categorized as high confidence and the source appears to be Platform B. The SSC contacted U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara. No other report of the discharge has been made and the USCG is contacting the operator of the facility.

On August 13, 2026, the Satellite Analysis Branch of NESDIS (the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) issued a Marine Pollution Surveillance Report (MPSR) for a slick observed in block SOUTH PASS 29. The image was collected on August 12, 2026 at 2358 UTC via RADARSAT2. From the NESDIS report: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The possible oil slick was observed in the South Pass area of the Gulf just south of the Louisiana Bird's Foot. It spanned an area that measured approximately 13.5 by 5 nautical miles. The possible slick was comprised of numerous segments that were mostly linear in shape, exhibiting good contrast and well defined edges. This was believed to be associated with a National Response Center report nearby. Due to the factors described above, confidence in this report was medium-high. Winds at the time of the imagery were out of the WSW at approximately 10-15 knots. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requested trajectory analysis from NOAA. REPORT MAP/GIS FILES: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/ocean/marinepollution/

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector St Petersburg, Florida inquired about sheens reported by NESDIS (NOAA's satellite office, the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) and other observations near the southern extent of their area of responsibility in the Gulf (130 nm WNW of Key West, Florida). The location of these sheens is in the vicinity of two RULET vessels (Remediation of Underwater Legacy Environmental Threats; a database of potentially polluting sunken ships): the Norlindo and the Cudahy. Both vessels were documented as having heavy fuel oil (HFO, or "bunker") onboard. NOAA's Emergency Response Division has coordinated with NESDIS to assess the anomalies and forecast sheen movement and fate and effects of an HFO release that may occur or continue to sheen at the identified location.

A glacial lake outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin on the Mendenhall Glacier. The basin is releasing. Flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and River late Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning. A crest between 16.1 and 16.6 ft in Major Flood Stage is expected between 5 am and 9 am Thursday, 8/13/2026. People living in the potential inundation area (~1,900 residences) are advised to evacuate today (8/12/2026). No NOAA facilities are located in the evacuation area. Previous to this event, the U.S. Coast Guard requested guidance on the fate and trajectory of a worst case discharge of the fuel storage tanks in the inundation zone.

On August 8, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) regarding a report of tar balls of varying size along a 100-meter stretch of Spanish Bay, Asilomar Beach. The oil appeared to be quite weathered. The source is unknown, possibly from natural seeps. No additional support is anticipated at this time.

On August 7, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) of the 25-foot GRADY WHITE taking on water near Elk Horn Slough. The vessel was under tow and began taking on water and the tow was released. The vessel is reported to have 70 gallons of gasoline on board and is currently sheening. California Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) is currently on scene. Further efforts to recover the vessel will take place tomorrow.