Peel coastguards were called out last night after a sunken boat sparked an alert.
The vessel, in Peel Harbour, began to leak oil at around 5pm.
Peel's coastguard team placed absorbent booms around the boat to try to contain the pollution.
The incident lasted around two and a half hours as they dealt with the spill.
‘We won’t be fracking’ insists company looking for gas in Manx seas
The company investigating the extraction of gas from the Manx seabed insists the process used to access the fossil fuel is not ‘fracking’.
Duo face drug and money-laundering charges
A man and a woman from Douglas will appear in court again next month over drug dealing and money-laundering charges.
Teenagers deny assault charge
Two teenagers from Douglas have appeared in court over an alleged assault at McDonalds.
UCM goes plastic free
The Island's College has become single-use plastic free.
Laxey flood support application numbers revealed
37 people have applied to get £500 following the Laxey floods.
Car clips pedestrian in South
Police are investigating after a car clipped a pedestrian in the South of the Island.
TT zero drop 'will help industry catch up'
The dropping of the TT zero will give time for the motorcycle industry to catch up on 'leading edge developments'.
Emergency services exercise in Douglas tonight
Residents are being reminded an emergency services exercise is taking place in Douglas tonight.
