Pollution accidentelle des eaux (+ déchets plastiques)

LAST year’s oil spill in Poole Harbour is believed to have cost businesses £570k, a new report has claimed.

People in Thurso are being warned to keep pets and themselves away from the river after an oil leak contaminated the water.

Investigations into the full circumstances of the huge oil spill in Poole Harbour are yet to be completed.

Data and satellite images show oil spills over five years that threaten species like orca whales.

Une fuite s’est déclarée ce dimanche sur un oléoduc au sud-ouest de l’Angleterre. Environ 200 barils de fluides de réservoir pétroliers se sont déversés dans l’eau. Quels sont les risques de pollution pour la Manche, et plus largement, pour nos côtes ? On fait le point.

People are being urged not to swim at the harbour or in the surrounding areas until further notice.

On February 15, 1996, the Sea Empress oil tanker was entering the mouth of the Cleddau Estuary on her way to Milford Haven.

Pollution response teams continue work to reduce an oil slick first reported 12 nautical miles off the east Kent coast at the end of July. Aerial surveillance flights continue to report reduced are…

Twenty-five years ago, almost five million pieces of Lego fell into the sea near Cornwall. They are still washing up all these years later

Three rounds of testing found no evidence of shellfish contamination, Food Standards Agency says.

Port officials say most of the leak in Milford Haven was contained - although tests are still under way.

Authorities have warned beachgoers along the western coast of England to stay clear of a mysterious yellow substance that has washed up on shore over

HistoryLoss PreventionSafety - ISM(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) On 15 February 1996, the tanker Sea Empress grounded while entering the port of Milford Haven, spilling approximately 2,500 tons of its cargo of crude oil.The vessel was quickly refloated and anchored in deep water in preparation for...

Oil rigs off the Cromarty Firth in the North Sea. In the past decade, hundreds of tonnes of oil has leaked into UK offshore marine protected areas. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images More than half of oil accidentally spilled in UK waters reached marine protected areas, analysis finds...

Shellfish farms in Poole Harbour were closed after oil leaked from a pipeline on 26 March.

Ower Bay, where the leak took place is the "key area" of contamination, the port authority says.

Operator Perenco says Wytch Farm leak has been halted

About 200 barrels of reservoir fluid leak into the Dorset harbour, a site of special scientific interest

Natural Resources Wales says it is bitterly disappointed it cannot prosecute anyone for the event.

Work continues off the east Kent coast to keep an oil spill contained and prevent it from reaching the shore. Two large vessels remain in action using containment, decanting and recovery systems to…

Suspected fuel contamination has affected a huge stretch of the River Esk in Musselburgh.

A major operation continues after the derailment spilled oil into a nearby estuary.

Boaters have been told not to move their vessels as environment bosses work to clean up a major oil spill polluting the River Lea.

Dead fish are found following an oil spill in a Carmarthenshire river.