Calls for 'huge response' amid fears for coastline after North Sea tanker crash

Concerns about 'devastating' impact of North Sea oil spill on North East wildlife

Concerns have been raised about the potentially devastating ecological impact the two vessel collision and ongoing oil spill in the North Sea could have on wildlife, including here in the North East.

What risks does the North Sea tanker collision pose to the environment?

A collision between an oil tanker and cargo ship in the North Sea has raised fears of coastal pollution and damage to marine protected areas.

Officials proceed with massive project that could transform nation's coastline — and it comes at a critical time

A dredging project off the coast of England will support a restoration initiative to mitigate the effects of the changing climate. The £25 million (about $32 million USD) Environment Agency-funded undertaking at the Port of Felixstowe will redistribute 85,000 cubic meters (two cubic miles) of sediment to form 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) of coastal flood defenses, 406 hectares (1,003 acres) of coastal floodplain grazing marsh, and 240 hectares (59…

How bad could the North Sea tanker collision be for the environment?

An environmental group in the U.K. says the North Sea tanker collision could become a "disaster in really important protected areas."

Calls for 'huge response' amid fears for coastline after North Sea tanker crash

The North Sea tanker collision has left the North Yorkshire coast concerned about a potentially devastating environmental situation.

Nothing “at the moment” indicates deliberate action at the origin of the collision in the North Sea, off the English coast, between the Stena Immaculate oil tanker and the Solong freighter. The fire triggered by the collision, while the tanker was essentially still, has not yet been tamed and there has been a loss of kerosene. However, the British authorities are not yet unbalanced on environmental pollution. In any case, the British authorities…