“Based on previous maritime spills in the UK, like the 1996 Sea Empress spill which was estimated to ... are strictly liable under UK law for any oil pollution coming from its cargo,” the ...

said the costs of cleaning up an oil spill could be in the tens of millions of pounds. “Based on previous maritime spills in the UK, like the Sea Empress spill which was estimated to cause £60 ...

The military jet fuel that has spilled into the North Sea after a cargo ship smashed into an oil tanker 'is capable of causing significant toxicity to marine life', a professor has warned.

Unlike other spills, we may not see birds, other species, or habitats drenched in oil. But this still ... But the size of the spill, weather conditions, sea currents, water waves and wind patterns ...

What remains Britain's worst ever oil spill killed more than 15,000 sea birds in both the UK and France and seriously contaminated up to 70 miles of beaches. Today, after a collision between jet ...

A collision between an oil tanker and cargo ship in the North Sea has raised fears of coastal ... According to experts, the risk of an oil spill remains low. The UK government said on Tuesday ...

Sea and weather conditions will also be important in determining how any spill behaves. But wildlife forced to swim in such polluted waters will come into direct contact with oil through the skin ...