Experts say floating barriers, oil-dispersing chemicals, and even giant sponges could be used to hold back the spreading oil.

A local port or harbour authority, which often has its own counter-pollution equipment, has a duty to respond within areas ...

Once the first set of deep frying is completed, quickly scoop out any floating debris from the oil using a skimmer. After all of the chicken has been fried once, heat the oil back to 350 F.

Jet fuel has been released into the North Sea after an oil tanker and cargo ship collided off the East Yorkshire Coast on ...

On April 20, 2010, an explosion occurred on British Petroleum’s offshore drilling rig (a machine that drills holes into the earth’s surface to drill oil and construct wells) in the Gulf of ...

Teams can also use mechanical devices called skimmers, which are designed to float on the surface and pump contained oil into waste storage units. Both booms and skimmers are less effective in ...

"Floating oil spreads very quickly and there is a limited window of time – days – when at-sea tools are effective," says Helton. But hopes at the time that the skimmers could pick up oil "like ...