3 h. ago Oil tanker spills fuel in North Sea collision with cargo ship carrying sodium cyanide sparking fears of environmental disaster

Crew of oil tanker Stena Immaculate ‘safe and accounted for’ after collision with container ship MV Solong off the coast of East Yorkshire

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4 h. ago How are oil spills contained? Scientists reveal how floating barriers, chemicals, and even giant SPONGES can be used

As a crashed oil tanker in the Humber Estuary sparks concerns of an environmental disaster, scientists reveal how the spill could be contained.

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5 h. ago 'Seal pups and rare British puffins face devastating consequences of North Sea oil spill'

A crash off the Yorkshire coast involving an oil tanker which has released fuel into the sea has caused immediate worry for wildlife charities and environmental organisations

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5 h. ago 'Seal pups and rare British seabirds face devastating consequences of North Sea oil spill'

A crash off the Yorkshire coast involving an oil tanker which has released fuel into the sea has caused immediate worry for wildlife charities and environmental organisations

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6 h. ago Why oil spill from Stena Immaculate could have devastating consequences on UK coastline

The full extent of the North Sea oil tanker crash is not yet known, but experts warn coastlines could be harmed

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6 h. ago Oil tanker spills fuel after collision with cargo ship in North Sea sparking fears of environmental disaster

Crew of oil tanker Stena Immaculate ‘safe and accounted for’ after collision with container ship MV Solong off the coast of East Yorkshire

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7 h. ago Britain's worst ever oil spill: As tanker collides with container vessel off Yorkshire coast... how ship grounding in 1967 caused devastation

In March 1967, the SS Torrey Canyon supertanker ran aground on rocks between the Scilly Isles and Cornwall, spilling more than 100,000 tonnes of crude oil into the ocean.

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3 d. ago Nigerian king faces Shell in London high court over decades of oil spills

Nigerian king faces Shell in London high court over decades of oil spills  The Guardian

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5 d. ago Urban rivers ‘vulnerable’ to pollution, MP warns after ‘massive’ spill

The Environment Agency has launched an investigation after thousands of litres of oil spilled into a river, water minister Emma Hardy said

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5 d. ago MP calls for inquiry after 'shocking' oil spill in London river destroys wildlife

An estimated 4,000 litres of diesel spilled into the River Wandle

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1 week ago Eleven dead and five missing in horror boat crash in China after oil spill clean up ship and passenger vessel collide on the Yuanshui River

Nineteen people were thrown overboard when the oil spill cleanup boat crashed into the passenger vessel on the river near the town of Qinglang in Hunan province on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Warning issued as popular beach turns PURPLE: Public told to avoid the area

The public have been told to avoid a popular beach in Lancashire that turned purple following a suspected oil spill.

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2 w. ago Warning issued as popular beach turns PURPLE after 'oil spill': Public told to avoid the area

The public have been told to avoid a popular beach in Lancashire that turned purple following a suspected oil spill.

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2 w. ago River Wandle oil spill has 'undone decades of work' to return wildlife to London river, MP warns

Over 4,000 litres of oil spilled into the River Wandle on Tuesday with MP describing it as ‘environmental disaster’

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2 w. ago Croydon oil spill: Labour MP vows to hold people 'accountable' after diesel spill causes 'ecological disaster'

More than 4,000 litres of diesel caused an environmental disaster for the River Wandle

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2 w. ago Teams work to curb environmental impact from oil spill in chalk stream

The River Wandle in south London has been affected by thousands of litres of oil leaking into the environment.

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2 w. ago Wildlife covered in oil after 4,000 litres of diesel spills into River Wandle in Croydon

Locals warned of ‘environmental disaster’ with water quality impacted across the capital

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