US EditionFear seabirds might choke on tiny plastic pellets 'likely' to have come from North Sea crash
- Tiny plastic pellets, known as nurdles, have washed up on the shore following a collision between the Stena Immaculate tanker and the Solong container in the North Sea on March 10, according to the coastguard.
- The Maritime and Coastguard Agency confirmed that the spill poses significant risks to marine life and has affected coastal wildlife, as stated by environmental experts.
- Chief Coastguard Paddy O'Callaghan confirmed the presence of nurdles in the water, which can harm wildlife if ingested, as noted in statements to the MCA.
- Wildlife experts reported that seabirds, including puffins and fulmars, have been consuming nurdles, which poses a risk to their health and contributes to plastic pollution in the food chain.
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A week after the collision in the North Sea between a container carrier and a tanker, thousands of plastic pellets were discovered on the English coast.
A recovery operation for these pellets, measuring between 1 millimetre and 5 millimetres, has started and pollution control specialists have been mobilised, the British Coast Guard announced.
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