The owners of a container ship which crashed into another vessel in the North Sea on Monday have denied reports it had hazardous sodium cyanide on board. US tanker Stena Immaculate was anchored ...

It remains unclear whether there has been any leak of the chemical. "Sodium Cyanide is used widely in metal processing and, whilst quite corrosive and toxic, it only becomes a serious problem when ...

However, it’s now been confirmed that there is no sodium cyanide on board. "There are four empty containers that have previously contained the hazardous chemical and these containers will ...

It was anchored when hit by the Portuguese-flagged Solong — carrying highly toxic sodium cyanide. The impact tore a hole in the Stena’s cargo tank. Jet fuel spilled into the sea, ignited then ...

"Natural gas is naturally odorless. The rotten egg smell associated with gas is the chemical Mercaptan, which is added to help identify leaks and is a safety precaution. This excess amount of ...