Alexander Behm sails the North Sea and bounces sound waves off its bottom, advancing a new method of depth measurement known as echo sounding. William Beebe and Otis Barton descend in a tethered ...

Fears are mounting of a potential environmental disaster off the coast of Britain after a cargo ship smashed into an oil ...

The Solong has empty containers previously used to transport a "hazardous chemical" and is now drifting away, transport minister Mike Kane told the Commons. Meanwhile, a major multinational operation ...

A tanker and a cargo ship have collided in the North Sea, with reports that both vessels are on fire and people have been forced to abandon ship. Follow below for the latest.