The failure of a trawler's pipework is likely to have caused a "rapid and uncontrolled" flood in its engine room before it sank, accident investigators have said. The Opportune's eight crew were ...

Shell has been fined £560,000 following a major hydrocarbon release on a North Sea oil rig after it failed to properly maintain pipework for seven years. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said the ...

Ensuring that a building has a supply of water suitable for drinking and food preparation is vital. While much of the safety of water depends on the drinking water quality that suppliers provide, ...