A cargo ship has collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea off East Yorkshire. 32 casualties reported and both vessels appear to be on fire. This could be a huge disaster for the environment.
Accidents happen from time to time. More importantly all crew seem to be ok
Of course it's good that the crew are OK, but it may still be a disaster for the environment. The East coast has some very important nature reserves, at a time when nature is struggling, it does not need accidents like this. There is large gannet colony not far away. The Wash is internationally important for birds and the Norfolk Coast is important for seals, which currently have pups.
Looks like my earlier comment was too optimistic. Fingers crossed re the enviromental impact. Still very unclear at this stage though.
A cargo ship has collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea off East Yorkshire. 32 casualties reported and both vessels appear to be on fire. This could be a huge disaster for the environment.
Accidents happen from time to time. More importantly all crew seem to be ok
Of course it's good that the crew are OK, but it may still be a disaster for the environment. The East coast has some very important nature reserves, at a time when nature is struggling, it does not need accidents like this. There is large gannet colony not far away. The Wash is internationally important for birds and the Norfolk Coast is important for seals, which currently have pups.
Looks like my earlier comment was too optimistic. Fingers crossed re the enviromental impact. Still very unclear at this stage though.
Let's hope that the effects won't be too bad, it is a great worry though, as the area is so important for wildlife.
Sadly one crew member is missing and the search has been called off.
A cargo ship has collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea off East Yorkshire. 32 casualties reported and both vessels appear to be on fire. This could be a huge disaster for the environment.
0 casualties reported, one person in hospital.
I wrote that post whilst watching live coverage on tv. At that time they were reporting 32 casualties. Look at the time stamp on my post.
Reports change, which is why I updated it, I managed to get it totally screwed up though.
In the great fight, what do we think of switching to eating lab grown meat?
I like the theory, but there's a bit yuk factor for me if I'm being honest. Which is weird because I eat a lot of processed food, that I don't have a Scooby about its origins. I expect I'll eat it. Maybe the way to get me started is to drop it in some meals/foodstuffs that I'm unaware of and reveal what it was afterwards.
In the great fight, what do we think of switching to eating lab grown meat?
I like the theory, but there's a bit yuk factor for me if I'm being honest. Which is weird because I eat a lot of processed food, that I don't have a Scooby about its origins. I expect I'll eat it. Maybe the way to get me started is to drop it in some meals/foodstuffs that I'm unaware of and reveal what it was afterwards.
Believe me, the yuk factor is worse when it comes to intense farming, and especially slaughterhouses that practice Kosher & Halal slaughter.
I sympathise with the farmers, but it would be great to put that behind us.
A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over North Sea collision, police say
One of the ships, the Solong, is still alight after it collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea on Monday, its owners say. One crew member of the Solong is unaccounted for and the working assumption is that they have died, a UK minister says. Owners of the cargo ship say it was not carrying sodium cyanide, as previously reported, but had four empty containers that had once held the toxic chemical.
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Sadly one crew member is missing and the search has been called off.
I sympathise with the farmers, but it would be great to put that behind us.