Dr Mark Hartl, associate professor of marine biology at Herriot Watt University, said sodium cyanide is very soluble in water and can be toxic because it interferes with the respiration of animals, ...

In July 1988, a fire breaks out on a vast oil rig in the North Sea, trapping Joe Meanen.

Fears are mounting of a potential environmental disaster off the coast of Britain after a cargo ship carrying toxic chemicals ...

A port official said he was told the North Sea collision produced "a massive fireball" and the cargo ship's owner said one ...

AS emergency services raced to contain the huge fireball that erupted over the North Sea, mystery swirled about ... a desperate battle to contain the disaster, which may yet turn into an ...

London — The Monday collision between a cargo ship and an oil tanker in the North Sea "has a high risk of being an environmental disaster in really important protected areas," Naomi Tilley ...

A massive fire erupted in the North Sea after a ... included "the size of the spill, weather conditions, sea currents, water waves, wind patterns and the type of oil involved." ...

A missing sailor is presumed dead after Monday's North Sea crash involving a cargo ship and a tanker. Meanwhile, crew members from the tanker involved have spoken to Sky News. We're closing this live ...

Unlike other spills, we may not see birds, other species, or habitats drenched in oil. But this still has the potential to be an environmental disaster ... up in the North Sea.

The fallout from the North Sea oil tanker collision on March 10 may have you reflecting on other significant man-made environmental disasters ...

The North Sea oil spill caused by the collision between an oil tanker and a cargo ship earlier this week is “exceedingly worrying” for the shellfish sector, industry bosses have said. The Stena ...