Wavecleaner VAC launches upgraded system for oil and diesel spills
Wave International has launched its upgraded Wavecleaner VAC, a system designed to deal with small scale pollution on water, originating from accidental spilling...
Marine pollution
Marine pollution is a pressing issue which all boat owners, sailors and water lovers want addressed. It’s a large and complicated sprawl of pollution ranging from micro-plastics, through oil to sewage with many more culprits in the mix. With abandoned fibreglass boats on the rise, the top UK plastic polluter (seemingly Coca-Cola) sponsoring the 37th America’s Cup, the number of serious water pollution incidents in England ‘unacceptably high’ and continued reports of pollution incidents across the world, what can be done?
Arksen announces Ocean with David Attenborough film
Boatbuilder and adventure lifestyle brand Arksen, along with the 10% For The Ocean organisation, are co-producing a new feature...
‘A crappy service’ says River Action, as Boat Race crews warned of sewage-stuffed Thames
Warnings have been issued about the quality of the River Thames as rowing crews from rival universities – Oxford...
North Sea collision: MAIB issues interim report
The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its interim report following the North Sea collision between Portugal-registered...
Plastic pollution impacts UK coast after North Sea collision
Burnt material and plastic pellets, also known as nurdles, have washed up along the UK’s east coast following last...
Sunscreen’s impact on marine life needs urgent investigation, study finds
A UK research study has outlined significant gaps in the understanding of how sunscreen may affect marine ecosystems. The...
‘Meteorological events’ blamed for postponement of Olympic triathlon
Paris 2024 has been forced to postpone its men’s triathlon event after testing the water quality of the Seine....
Paris mayor swims in Seine amid water safety fears
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has taken a plunge in the River Seine to demonstrate that it is clean and...
Sewage spat at Henley Royal Regatta; Thames Water denies wrongdoing
Another day, another story about the UK’s ongoing water pollution. This time it’s the Thames which is under fire...
Raw sewage spills in England doubled to 3.6m hours in 2023
Alarming new figures show that the number of sewage spills into England’s rivers and seas by water companies more...
UK to issue ‘unlimited’ financial penalties for waterway polluters
Companies that pollute the environment in the UK can now be hit with unlimited financial penalties from the Environment...
