New satellite images show the scale of a massive oil ... and its tourism industry during the Carnival season. Oil spills in the ocean typically have much wider impacts than spills on land and ...

Satellite images published by Mr. Kavanosyan showed two elongated stains near the tanker that ran aground, indicating new oil spills from it after two minor earthquakes in the area over the weekend.

The source of the tar remained unknown Sunday morning as the Coast Guard investigation resumed. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue ...

In May, the Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl container ship caught fire off the coast of Sri Lanka while traveling through the Indian Ocean. The crew was evacuated ... This comes on the heels of a ...

Activists say the spill - caused after two ships ran were battered by a storm - could cover an area of 400 sq km.

Over the past month, the popular Black Sea resort beaches of Russia’s Krasnodar region have been transformed into a scene out of a dystopian sci-fi film, with thousands of workers in white ...

Two weeks into the new year, and four weeks after the oil spill, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the extent of the disaster and dispatched senior officials to deal with Russia’s largest ...

The spill appears to have moved quickly after the initial incident. On 24 December, satellite images reviewed ... show significant amounts of oil sitting on the ocean floor. Some experts have ...

The spill appears to have moved quickly after the initial incident. On 24 December, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify showed oil accumulating on a beach in Anapa - some 40 miles from the strait.