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The Truth Behind the Piper Alpha Disaster - What Really Happened in the North Sea Incident That Took 167 Lives?

A single maintenance error triggered the 1988 Piper Alpha explosion, killing 167 and exposing major flaws in offshore safety systems.

International Business Times UK

Dutch Divers Still Haul Up Debris Six Years After Container Spill

Volunteer Dutch divers are still fishing debris from the North Sea six years after a disastrous shipping accident.

International Business Times

My research team used 18 years of sea wave records to learn how destructive ‘rogue waves’ form – here’s what we found

Rogue waves have captivated the attention of both seafarers and scientists for decades. These are giant, isolated waves that appear suddenly in the open ocean.

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Swarm of jellyfish forces shutdown at French nuclear power plant

Warmer waters in the North Sea due to climate change have created conditions allowing jellyfish to thrive and reproduce.

Al Jazeera

Nicola Sturgeon 'felt like disappearing into North Sea after arrest', excerpt reveals

Nicola Sturgeon thought about “disappearing into the North Sea” after her arrest as part of a probe into the SNP’s finances ...

The National (Scotland)

Rescuers take to the water to highlight Float to Live technique

More than 40 people were in the North Sea at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside, ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day on Friday.

The Independent UK

Heading to the coast? European beachgoers face risks from bacteria as summer heats up, officials say

Vibrio bacteria, which can cause serious infections, are often found in the Baltic Sea but have also appeared in the North Sea and enclosed bathing sites.

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Scientists discover that mysterious giant structures beneath the North Sea seemingly defy what we know about geology

Giant mounds of sand discovered beneath the North Sea off Norway may scramble what we know about a key geological process.

LiveScience

Natural phenomenon turns '100 miles of water' off Scottish coast jade green

AROUND 100 miles of water in the North Sea off the coast of Shetland has transformed into a jade colour, pictures from space have shown ...

The National (Scotland)

Alba rename UK Government energy department in protest over job losses

ALBA have held a protest outside of the UK Government’s Aberdeen offices, renaming it as the “department for energy insecurity and net job…

The National (Scotland)

Why wind farm developers are pulling out at the last minute

The UK government’s strategy for tackling climate change received a major blow in May when Danish developer Ørsted announced that adverse economic developments had halted its 2.4 gigawatt (GW) Hornsea 4 wind farm in the North Sea.

The Conversation

Will the North Sea oil and gas industry be Labour’s next U-turn?

With Nigel Farage targeting net zero, could government policy change to protect jobs, revenue and votes?

The Guardian - UK

Russian captain denies manslaughter in North Sea collision as he faces UK trial

The Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker in the North Sea has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter

The Independent UK

Donald Trump's calls for North Sea drilling no 'surprise', John Swinney says

John Swinney said has there is no 'surprise' in Donald Trump’s calls for oil drilling in the North Sea to be incentivised

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Donald Trump calls for more drilling for oil in Scottish waters

DONALD Trump has urged the UK Government to drill for more oil and criticised net zero strategies.

The Guardian - 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

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 National (Scotland)

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

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The National (Scotland)

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 ...

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’.

The Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

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)

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

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

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

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