North sea News
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A four mile exclusion zone has been set up around the Elgin Total oil platform in the North Sea due to a gas leak that may cause an explosion.
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As Shell confirms a massive oil spill in the North Sea, an equally massive windfarm is launched from a Belfast shipyward to generate clean, renewable energy for Britain.
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In my opinion, no adaptations can possibly make cricket more bearable to watch. However, if I was on Buxey Sands at the time of this innovative North Sea fixture, I may have changed my mind.
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Greenpeace activists Tuesday occupied an oil drilling ship anchored off Shetland Isles to push for a ban on deepwater drilling in the North Sea. Two members used boats to reach the 228-metre Stena Carron and attached themselves to its anchor chain.
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An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale has hit off the east coast of Scotland at 5:45 a.m. this morning. It comes after a series of earthquakes has hit the British Isles in the last few days and is by far the most severe.
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Warming seas may be responsible for a shift in the distribution of dolphin species, as warm water species are reported in increasing numbers in the normally cold waters off England's north-east coast.
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An earthquake measuring at 4.7 magnitude on the richter scale hit the west coat of Denmark but there were no immediate reports of injuries, deaths or severe damages.
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Just three weeks after a helicopter crash off the coast of Newfoundland claimed 17 lives, a similar incident looks to have claimed nearly the same number of lives in the North Sea off Scotland, highlighting the dangers of working on the oil rigs.
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Scientists have for the first time calculated the likely impact of climate change on the distribution of more than 1000 species of fish around the globe.
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DOKKUM, The Netherlands - Are North Sea seals fleeing to the safety of Northern European sand banks to escape the huge pods of killer whales hunting their pups along the Scottish and Orkney coastlines?
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Oil workers have been moved from a second platform and drilling rig in the North Sea because of safety concerns.
David Shukman looks at ways to plug the North Sea gas leak
The missile is believed to have crashed into the sea.
 South Korea conducted live-fire military drills near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea on Monday despite Pyongyang's threat to respond with a "merciless" attack.
 North Korea fired a long-range rocket early Friday, but it appears to have fallen into the sea, splintering moments after takeoff, South Korean and U.S. officials say.
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Anais and Victor training on the Esperanza. They are both highly experienced climbers.
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North sea Blogs
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NBC investigates the collapse of honeybee colonies and how the declining numbers threaten a majority of plants that...
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ABOUT J. THOMAS SHAW J. Thomas Shaw was born in Quincy, Illinois, and attended the University of Oklahoma and...
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Waterloo, ON - It is my pleasure to introduce to you today the candidate for the Ontario Libertarian Party in...
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