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Russian captain denies manslaughter after North Sea crash

Captain of Solong container ship, Vladimir Motin, accused of manslaughter over the death of Mark Angelo Pernia in crash in March this year

Evening Standard

Trump’s calls for North Sea drilling not a ‘surprise’, says Swinney

The First Minister was speaking after the US President claimed incentivising drilling rather than ‘unsightly windmills’ would reduce energy costs.

Evening Standard

Reform UK promises to reverse ban on new North Sea oil drilling if elected

Party spokesperson says policy has ‘clear benefits for securing jobs and energy independence’

The Guardian - UK

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Trump tells Starmer to stop building ‘unsightly windmills’ and drill for more oil in North Sea

US president, who once bizarrely claimed wind turbines cause electricity to go out leaving ‘wives and husbands’ unable ‘to watch Donald Trump on television’, hits out at Labour prime minister’s net zero strategy on climate change

The Independent UK

Dutch safety board calls for urgent improvements after deadly North Sea cargo ship blaze

A Dutch safety watchdog says that protocols for responding to emergencies on busy North Sea shipping routes off the Dutch coast must be urgently improved

The Independent UK

Sailing across the Baltic: an idyllic voyage from Germany to Denmark

A boat trip to Denmark’s South Funen archipelago takes in the North Sea coast, the historic Kiel canal and the Baltic before delivering its crew to an idyllic island rich in maritime culture

The Guardian - UK

Unions and green groups call for £1.9bn emergency funding for North Sea workers

The organisations are holding a rally outside the UK Parliament on Wednesday to demand more support for workers to transition into green jobs.

Evening Standard

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UK windfall tax can fund switch to green jobs for North Sea oil workers – report

Exclusive: Campaigners call for energy profits levy to be made permanent to enable ‘just transition’ from fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

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)

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)

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

'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)

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

No ‘dedicated lookout’ on North Sea crash vessels, investigators say

Portuguese registered container ship Solong hit US tanker Stena Immaculate on March 10.

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Evening Standard

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

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

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

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’.

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The National (Scotland)

'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 Independent UK

‘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

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

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

‘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

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

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.

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