* Other 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).
** All 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.
*** As of 2007, the U.S. Coast Guard no longer differentiated between offshore and onshore pipelines in data collection.
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Number of oil spills in territorial waters in the U.S. 2000-2022, by source
A total of ** oil spills from tankships were recorded in and around waterways in the United States in 2022. In comparison, there were *** oil spills from tankships in the year 2000. The number of oil spills from all sources in the North American country has declined over the past two decades.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (November 13, 2024). Number of oil spills in and around waterways in the United States from 2000 to 2022, by source [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/186119/number-of-oil-spills-in-us-territorial-waters-by-source-since-2000/
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Number of oil spills in and around waterways in the United States from 2000 to 2022, by source [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, November 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/186119/number-of-oil-spills-in-us-territorial-waters-by-source-since-2000/
