Sea Fishing & Walking in the UK » wales http://seafishingandwalking.co.uk Sea fishing and fell walking around the North West of the UK, North Wales and Anglesey Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:27:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Oil Slick Drifting Towards Ireland and Wales http://seafishingandwalking.co.uk/2009/02/oil-slick-drifting-towards-ireland-and-wales/ http://seafishingandwalking.co.uk/2009/02/oil-slick-drifting-towards-ireland-and-wales/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:13:00 +0000 Stu http://sfaw3.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/oil-slick-drifting-towards-ireland-and-wales/ [... read rest of post]]]> Just when we thought things couldn’t get any worse, with Europe trying to push through legislation to limit our sport, it seems a Russian aircraft carrier has accidently spilt an estimated 1000 tonnes of oil into the Irish sea. We can only hope that the oil will disperse out at sea before being washed onto the Irish and Welsh coasts causing untold environmental damage to these beautiful areas.

A couple of links on the breaking story can be found below.

Sky News: Russia Denies Oil Spill Threat To Ireland

BBC News: Oil slick drifting to Irish coast

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