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Contributions to Coastal Resilience: A Look Back on the Year in Emergency Response

Posted Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:19
By Doug Helton, Regional Operations Supervisor, Emergency Response Division

Last year, we provided scientific support for 162 new incidents — including 132 oil spills, 13 chemical spills, and 17 other incidents—such as severe storms, marine debris, and whale carcass drift requests. In our latest blog, we're taking a look back at our 2023 response efforts

Incident Responses for August 2023 donna.l.roberts Thu, 10/05/2023 - 12:44

So far this year, OR&R has provided support for 111 incidents. During August 2023, OR&R provided response support for 21 incidents, including 16 new incidents in nine different states and one U.S. Territory (a vessel grounded in Puerto Rico).