A crude oil pipeline crack caused a thick oil slick in the Viche River in northwestern Ecuador. Employees of the state oil ...

Russian tankers were responsible for a massive oil spill in the Black Sea. The result was a loss of aquatic life and animals ...

A Portuguese cargo ship struck an oil tanker that was carrying fuel for the U.S. military off the English coast on Monday, sparking explosions, a frantic rescue mission and concerns of a possible oil ...

The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in ...

For the first time in 75 years, Kemp’s ridley sea turtle hatchlings have been observed on Louisiana's uninhabited Chandeleur Islands despite being written off as a nesting spot for sea turtles ...

Now, as that jet fuel leaks into the Humber Estuary, scientists and marine pollution experts have revealed how rescue teams could tackle the growing oil spill. Experts say floating barriers ...

A growing oil spill in the Humber Estuary has sparked concerns of an environmental disaster after an oil tanker and cargo ship crashed off the Yorkshire coast. At least 36 people have been rescued ...

The Atlantic Empress spills 42.7 million gallons of oil. On August 2, the Atlantic Empress spills an additional 41.5 million gallons near Barbados while being towed away. 10. August 1, 1980 ...

John “Jack” Reed spent 20 years and 25 days as a physical oceanographer for the U.S. Coast Guard, and one of the major ...

the catastrophic oil spill that tainted Louisiana’s shores more than a decade ago didn’t take place in the Gulf of Mexico. It took place in the Gulf of America.

Greenpeace has estimated the size of the area affected to be about 400 square miles, but with much of the oil underwater, it is difficult to determine. While the spill is not as large as some more ...