Dozens of popular tourist beaches on Australias northeast coast were on Friday declared a disaster zone, with their once-pristine sands fouled by a massive oil and chemical slick.
Queensland states marine safety authority said up to 100 tonnes of fuel were now believed to have spilled from the Hong Kong-flagged ship Pacific Adventurer amid cyclonic conditions early on Wednesday.
This video is from CNN.com, broadcast Mar. 13, 2009.
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230 tonnes of fuel oil
30 tonnes of other fuel
620 tonnes ammonium nitrate
Is the official report given now for the amount of the spill. Swire Shipping will be fined only $1.5 million for the disaster. Only a dozen or so workers with rakes and shovels are cleaning. They have machines that could have stopped it from washing up but they didn't bother. What happened here?
stickyrat 3 years ago