Port containers cleared after plastic nurdle spill at Port of Tyne

Name: Port containers cleared after plastic nurdle spill at Port of Tyne
Uploaded: 2026-07-29T10:26:42.258Z
Channel: Iona Todd
Description: Specialist teams have cleared plastic nurdles from two damaged containers involved in the Port of Tyne collision. Clean-up work continues on beaches and along the River Don while investigations and environmental monitoring remain under way.

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Updated Jul 29, 2026, 10:30

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Specialist teams have cleared plastic nurdles from two damaged containers involved in the Port of Tyne collision. Clean-up work continues on beaches and along the River Don while investigations and environmental monitoring remain under way.

Port of Tyne •Wind Orca •BG Orange •plastic nurdles •North East beaches •River Don •Environment Agency •South Shields •Tynemouth •Northumberland

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