Fear 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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Plastic pollution hits Wash coast
There are fears for wildlife after plastic pellets washed up on the North Norfolk coast following a collision between a tanker and a cargo ship last week. The tiny pellets of plastic balls are called nurdles and have appeared around the Old Hunstanton and Wells coastline. They are also present in The Wash itself.The Coastguard 19/03/2025
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.
The British Coast Guard has started an operation to recover the pellets, which are "not toxic but can pose a risk to wildlife." The Royal Bird Protection Society has expressed its "deep concern"The concern is still to be put a week after the collision in the North Sea between a container carrier and an oil tanker. Plastic pellets have been discovered in the water and on the east coast of England. The British Coast Guard has specified that an ope…
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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Plastic pellets were discovered in the water and on the east coast of England, a week after the collision in the North Sea between a container carrier and a tanker, causing "great concern" on Monday from the Royal Bird Protection Society.
‘Deep concern’ for wildlife after pellets wash up following two-ship collision - Jersey Evening Post
Wildlife groups say they are “deeply concerned” about plastic pellets which have started washing up on beaches following the collision between a tanker and a container ship in the North Sea, stressing it is now a “real race against time”. The nurdles, which have begun appearing on the northern coast of Norfolk and other areas around The Wash, are thought to have been released when the container ship Solong collided with the fuel tanker Stena Imm…
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