“We understand that no containers holding nurdles have been lost over the ... these tiny pieces of plastic are almost impossible to contain. “Plastic pellets are one of the largest sources of ...

Small pellets of plastic are washing up on the east coast of England following the fiery collision of two ships in the North Sea last week. The crash between an oil tanker and cargo ship on 10 March ...

The crash ruptured containers on the Solong and thousands of plastic pellets, called nurdles, have been washing up on beaches ...

Tiny plastic pellets, known as nurdles, washed up after the Solong cargo ship struck the Stena Immaculate oil tanker off the ...

Plastic pellets which can cause significant harm to wildlife have washed ashore following a collision between a tanker and ...

Plastic pellets which can be a risk to wildlife have washed up on shore following the collision between a tanker and a container ship in the North Sea, the coastguard has said.

Portuguese vessel Solong is being towed after it crashed into the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate off the East Yorkshire ...

The Solong collided with the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate about 12 miles off the coast of East Yorkshire on March 10. It ...

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Plastic pellets which can be a risk to wildlife have washed up on shore following the collision between a tanker and a container ship in the North Sea, the coastguard has said. Conservationists ...