New floating wind farm in North Sea to create '1000 jobs' A planned floating wind farm in the North Sea will create more than 1000 jobs, the company behind it has said The National (Scotland) · May 12, 2025
UK Government blamed for Harbour Energy cutting 250 North Sea jobs THE UK Government has been blamed after Harbour Energy revealed plans to axe around 250 jobs in Scotland ... The National (Scotland) · May 9, 2025
EU Wins Post-Brexit Fishing Row With Britain The European Union on Friday won a landmark case against Britain at the world's oldest arbitration body over post-Brexit rights to fish sandeels, a tiny North Sea species. International Business Times · May 2, 2025
Heroic WWII 'Shetland Bus' to be marked with Norway to Scotland flotilla A PEACETIME convoy of former World War II vessels will cross the North Sea from Norway to Shetland to celebrate the unsung heroes from the war ... The National (Scotland) · Apr 25, 2025
'Tipping point': MPs demand more help for North Sea workers in just transition MPs have demanded more help from the Labour Government for North Sea workers during the transition away from oil and gas ... The National (Scotland) · Apr 23, 2025
Container ship owner launches legal action over North Sea crash Ernst Russ, which owns Portuguese-registered Solong, said this is part of the ‘usual process for large maritime casualties’. Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025
No ‘dedicated lookout’ on North Sea crash vessels, investigators say Portuguese registered container ship Solong hit US tanker Stena Immaculate on March 10. Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2025
Owner of North Sea collision ship seeks to set up fund for legal claims The owner of the Solong said that the fund was being established ahead of any ‘verified’ legal claims following the collision on March 10. Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2025
Governments urged to make North Sea future a ‘national mission’ The North Sea transition taskforce called for action from both the UK and Scottish governments to help the sector with a ‘just transition’. Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2025
Cargo ship that collided with US tanker in North Sea towed to Scottish port of Aberdeen A cargo ship which collided with a U.S. tanker in the North Sea earlier this month has been towed to the Scottish port of Aberdeen The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Stricken container ship damaged in North Sea collision arrives in Port of Aberdeen A container ship which collided with a US tanker in the North Sea, leading to its captain being charged with gross negligence manslaughter, has… The National (Scotland) · Mar 28, 2025
Container ship damaged in North Sea collision arrives in Port of Aberdeen Portuguese vessel Solong was towed to the Scottish port city for ‘safe berthing’. Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2025
Minister pledges to uncover causes of Heathrow and North Sea incidents Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said ‘no stone should be left unturned identifying the causes of the incidents’. Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2025
'Bad business as usual': Chris Packham slams Labour for defending Tory oil licences CHRIS Packham has said the UK Government is focused on "bad business as usual" amid an ongoing legal battle over 31 new North Sea oil and… The National (Scotland) · Mar 26, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Mar 25, 2025 Campaigners pan claim North Sea could produce half of UK oil and gas by 2050 THE oil and gas industry is "peddling a fantasy", campaigners have warned after bosses said the North Sea could produce about half of the…
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025 ‘Race against time’ to clear plastic pellets from beaches after North Sea collision Pellets ‘the size of lentils’ clumped together and washed up on the coasts of Norfolk and Lincolnshire
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025 Cleaning plastic from beaches after sea collision could take weeks, says council An operation is under way in west Norfolk to remove nurdles released from a container ship which collided with a tanker in the North Sea.
The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025 Owners of tanker involved in North Sea collision praise crew for their “bravery” The Marine Accidental Investigation Branch is trying to establish the cause of the explosive collision
The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025 Clean-up operation under way after pellets from ship collision threaten wildlife Fires were now out on the container ship Solong, which was in collision with the tanker Stena Immaculate in the North Sea last week.
The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025 ‘Deep concern’ for wildlife after pellets wash up following two-ship collision Conservationists say it is a ‘real race against time’ after the plastic nurdles began appearing on beaches from the collision in the North Sea.
Euronews · Mar 17, 2025 What are nurdles? ‘Sheen’ of plastic pellets spotted in the North Sea after ship crash Although not toxic, nurdles present a deadly risk to wildlife if ingested.
Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025 Plastic pellets found on shore following collision between ships in North Sea The coastguard said the ‘nurdles’ are not toxic, but can be a risk to wildlife if ingested.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2025 Last Breath review – unbearably tense deep-sea drama Prepare to be stuck at the bottom of the North Sea with Woody Harrelson and co in Alex Parkinson’s extraordinary film based on real events
Euronews · Mar 15, 2025 North Sea collision: What tech was onboard the two ships and why didn't it prevent a crash? Various technologies would have been onboard the Stena Immaculate and the Solong at the time they collided in the North Sea. Why didn't they stop a collision?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2025 Russian ship captain charged with manslaughter appears at Hull court Filipino national killed during collision between Vladimir Motin’s vessel and a US oil tanker in the North Sea