The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in ...

The direction of the wind could save the North Yorkshire coast from suffering the effects of an oil spill following a ...

Global compensation body says urgent checks needed for insurance status of vessels suspected of being behind spills ...

Three former Environmental Protection Agency leaders say rollbacks proposed by the Trump administration endanger the lives of ...

A local port or harbour authority, which often has its own counter-pollution equipment, has a duty to respond within areas ...

Rescuers are battling to avert an environmental disaster off the East Yorkshire coast after a toxic oil spill near key nature ...

director of Marittima which specialises in marine pollution, told MailOnline: 'This will all depend on a number of factors, the type of oil, the weather, the sea state, and how far out the spill ...

Jet fuel has been released into the North Sea after an oil tanker and cargo ship collided off the East Yorkshire Coast on ...

The Stena Immaculate, which was struck in the North Sea a few miles off the UK’s east coast, was carrying about 220,000 ...

Now, as that jet fuel leaks into the Humber Estuary, scientists and marine pollution experts have revealed how rescue teams could tackle the growing oil spill. Experts say floating barriers ...

Whose job is it to respond to oil spills? Even if the ships are not British, the UK is responsible for responding to marine pollution within its Exclusive Economic Zone, which reaches up to 200 ...