North Sea

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    Cargo ship's lost containers wash up on Dutch islands

    Dozens of containers with items including flat-screen televisions have washed up on Dutch islands in the North Sea after a ship lost part of its cargo in heavy seas, bringing a windfall for local treasure hunters. The country's Coast Guard

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    Russians invent best winter sport ever

    Curling has always been a niche sport here in Britain, despite commendable success in the Winter Olympics, but a new sport in Russia may help boost its popularity. Instead of using big stones and brushes, a Baltic brainwave saw four teams

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    The end of a British tradition? Fish and chips could soon be thing of the past

    Is this the end of a British tradition? Haddock and chips could become a thing of the past as the North Sea gets warmer, according to new research. Fish such as haddock, plaice and lemon sole could be off the menu because of rising sea

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    40,000-year-old woolly mammoth skeleton found in North Sea

    A team of fossil hunters searching for ancient relics have found 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth skeleton bones in the depths of the North Sea. The crew of archaeologists, salvagers and palaeontologists trawled the waters off the east coast of

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    Missing British sailor found in North Sea

    A British yachtsman who went missing for a week has been found alive and well on his yacht in the North Sea. Charles Pickering, 69, from East Yorkshire, sparked a rescue operation after not contacting his family for one week. Humber

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    Industry hails oil revenues 'prize'

    The oil industry has said there is a "substantial prize still to be won" in the North Sea following new analysis which suggests revenues could be three times higher than official assumptions. Industry representatives Oil & Gas

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    167 new North Sea licences offered

    More than 160 new oil and gas production licences have been offered to companies seeking to explore the North Sea, the Government has said. The licences cover 330 "blocks" of the sea and if completed would represent a sharp increase