People on Lincolnshire coast asked to call in nurdles sightings
Plastic nurdles have washed up on Lincolnshire's beaches following the North Sea Collision
Plastic nurdles continue to be spotted along the Lincolnshire coast following the North Sea Collision.
The Lincolnshire Resilience Forum are asking people not to touch the dark looking pellets and call in any sightings to the Humber Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre on 03443820580.
They believe the nurdles are a result of the initial ship fires caused by the collision, not later pollution.
Ian Reed is Head of Emergency Planning in Lincolnshire: " It's very difficult to stop things that are coming on the coastline. We have to abide by what the tides are doing.
"So we're monitoring it very closely. We have teams out on all of the beaches in Lincolnshire, in Norfolk where we've seen some of these burnt nurdles coming ashore.
A coordinated effort between teams in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and Norfolk is ongoing to ensure as much debris as possible is captured
"The advice to the public at the moment is that this isn't hazardous waste, although we would like them to call it in if they see any when they're out, maybe walking their dogs along the beach."
The Solong Cargo ship crashed into the American Stenna Immaculate on 10th March which caused both ships to catch fire - 36 people were rescued.
A coordinated effort between teams in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and Norfolk is ongoing to ensure as much debris as possible is captured.
"We've seen this on stretches as far north as Mablethorpe to down to the south of Skegness Pier," said Ian Reed.
"So quite a large area where these pieces are coming in and that's not all over these beaches. It's quite sporadic.
"Twice a day there's flights along the coastline to see if they can identify any other patches."
"They're directing the vessels there and that they're being cleaned up at sea."
Investigations are continuing into the cause of the North Sea Collision after a 38-year-old Filipino national could not be located.
The Russian captain of the container ship Vladimir Motin, 59, was charged with gross negligence manslaughter on 15th March and will face trial next year.