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At 1310 on November 6, 2025, the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) received a call regarding a vessel sinking near the Kingston Marina in Washington State. The tug Mollusk broke from her anchor and was taking on water near the breakwater. Potential discharge of 1200 gallons of diesel or gasoline are on board. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requested trajectory and fate for this incident.

On October 31, 2025 Castex Energy Lafourche 23 Well #1 began discharging natural gas, produced water, and gas condensate into the air, surrounding marsh, and waterway. Release is ongoing. An Oil Spill Response Organizations (OSRO) is onsite conducting cleanup, containment, and air monitoring operations. Plans to secure release are being developed. U.S. Coast Guard and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality are responding. NOAA is providing comment regarding air plume position.

On October 30, 2025, the on-call NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) was notified by Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) of a grounded fishing vessel near Indianola Spit in the Puget Sound. No pollution has been discharged, but a possible worst case discharge is 500 gallons. WDFW and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) responded on scene and reported two deceased porpoises. Both Washington state and USCG requested SSC assistance to report these marine mammal deaths.

At 1100 local time, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Unit Valdez notified the on-call NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator of a 110-foot fishing vessel adrift 75 nm east of Kayak Island in the Gulf of Alaska. The potential discharge from the vessel is 26,000 gallons of diesel. The USCG requested trajectory of the vessel adrift and the environmental fate of any discharged diesel.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Unit Texas City contacted the NOAA Emergency Spill Line at approximately 0600 (CDT) Oct. 29, 2025. The USCG received notification of a release of an estimated 4400 gallons of Low Sulphur Fuel Oil that occurred at Pier 32 in Galveston Harbor. USCG received notification at approximately 2200 Oct 28. The incident time is estimated at 2130. Oil fate and trajectory were requested.

On Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 0730, the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) was notified of a shrimp vessel that had crashed into the Sunshine Skyway in St. Petersburg, Florida. The vessel's maximum potential discharge is 6,000 gallons of diesel fuel. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is planning to remove the vessel using a crane barge. USCG requested an Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 consultation.