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Table 6-17 Number and Volume of Oil Spills In and Around U.S. Waterways: 1990, 2000, and 2012-2014

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

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Source 1990 2000 2012 2013 2014
Incidents Gallons spilled Incidents Gallons spilled Incidents Gallons spilled Incidents Gallons spilled Incidents Gallons spilled
Total, all spills 8,177 7,915,007 8,354 1,431,370 3,266 196,183 3,223 497,710 3,077 668,363
Vessel sources, total 2,485 6,387,158 5,560 1,033,643 1,824 131,986 1,721 207,106 1,716 273,432
Tankship 249 4,977,251 111 608,176 27 3,864 20 711 18 146
Tank barge 457 992,025 229 133,540 93 33,268 100 19,568 89 199,667
Other vessels1 1,779 417,882 5,220 291,927 1,704 94,854 1,601 186,827 1,609 73,619
Nonvessel sources, total 2,584 1,408,472 1,645 373,761 1,048 51,040 1,048 284,513 963 386,350
Facilities2 73 46,228 4 17 16 251 35 6,028 41 5,267
Pipelines 76 270,700 21 17,004 0 0 0 0 0 0
All other non-vessels3 2,435 1,091,544 1,620 356,740 1,032 50,789 1,013 278,485 922 381,083
Mystery 3,108 119,377 1,149 23,966 394 13,157 454 6,091 398 8,581

1Other vessels include commercial vessels, fishing boats, freight barges, freight ships, industrial vessels, oil recovery vessels, passenger vessels, unclassified public vessels, recreational boats, research vessels, school ships, tow and tug boats, mobile offshore drilling units, offshore supply vessels, publicly owned tank and freight ships, as well as vessels not fitting any particular class (unclassified).

2Facilities include mobile offshore drilling units, offshore supply vessels, offshore platforms, designated waterfront facilities, fixed platforms, mobile facilities, and municipal facilities.

3All other non-vessels include aircraft, land vehicles, railroad equipment, bridges, factories, fleeting areas, industrial facilities, marinas, common carriers, sewer drainage, shipyard/repair facilities, and shorelines.

SOURCES: 1990 and 2000: U.S. Coast Guard, Polluting Incidents In and Around U.S. Waters, A Spill/Release Compendium: 1969-2011 (Washington, DC: January 2013), tables Number of Spills by Source, Volume of Spills by Source (Gallons) and Oil Spills In U.S. Waters Calendar Year, available at http://homeport.uscg.mil/ as of August 2015. 2012-2014: derived from Pollution Incident Investigation records from the Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement System (MISLE) as of August 2015. The Polluting Incidents In and Around U.S. Waters, A Spill/Release Compendium is not currently being published. U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Investigations and Analysis, CG-INV JGLaw.