Une opération de récupération de ces pastilles, mesurant entre 1 millimètre et 5 millimètres, a démarré et des spécialistes dans la lutte antipollution ont été mobilisés, ont annoncé les gardes-côtes britanniques.
Following a collision between the container ship "Solong" and the tanker "Stena-Immaculate" in the North Sea off the coast of England, plastic pellets used in plastic production have been discovered in the water and on the eastern coastline. This has raised concerns about the impact on birds and wildlife in the internationally important coastal wetlands, which are a crucial migration and feeding area. A race against time is underway to remove the pollution before it spreads further. The collision, which caused fires on both ships, involved a tanker carrying 220,000 barrels of aviation fuel, with one of its tanks being breached.
