63 h. ago North Sea oil tanker scorched after collision, aerial images reveal

New aerial footage shows the extent of the damage to the oil tanker which collided with a cargo ship carrying highly toxic chemicals in the North Sea.

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68 h. ago What is sodium cyanide and its uses as scientists call toxic North Sea crash spill 'very bad news'

Scientists have explained sodium cyanide and its uses after ships collided in the North Sea collision

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68 h. ago North Sea oil crash crew staring down Britain's biggest environmental disaster in a generation

Fires are still burning on an oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship which was loaded with highly toxic chemicals before the 'fireball' crash in the North Sea yesterday

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68 h. ago Cargo ship oil tanker collision: What is the damage in the North Sea? How toxic is sodium cyanide?

Aerial footage has shown the extent of the damage after the Solong container ship collided with the Stena Immaculate tanker in the North Sea

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3 d. ago Major environmental damage risk after North Sea oil tanker collision, warns Greenpeace scientist

A Greenpeace scientist has warned of major environmental damage after a cargo ship carrying highly toxic chemicals collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea on Monday (10 March).

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3 d. ago RNLI 'put lives at risk' by sending unprotected crew into toxic smoke from jet fuel in North Sea, whistleblower claims

EXCLUSIVE: An RNLI whistleblower has said the charity 'put lives at risk' by sending crew into toxic smoke in an open boat during the oil tanker collision rescue in the North Sea today.

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