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The cargo ship "Pacific Adventurer" has berthed at Fisherman Island, in the Port of Brisbane. The vessel which spilled tonnes of oil and lost 31 containers of ammonium nitrate off the Southern Queensland coast during cyclone Hamish. It is anticipated that the 19 six metre containers of ammonium nitrate remaining on board will be unloaded under the direction of local authorities. An emergency service spokesman said officers were on stand-by at the scene, as one tonne of the fertiliser was also covering the ship's deck. The massive clean up operation is well underway - along some 40 miles of the sunshine coast. ( see here ) TheTamshee says: once again-the awesome power of mother nature is demonstrated-when this 180 metre ship is tossed around like a kids toy in a bath of foaming bubbles. The tourists will despair-for a while, then depart for locations new but the environmental implications of this tragedy for the wildlife will unfold for many years to come. Kawana Beach before the oil spillage:
The cargo ship "Pacific Adventurer" has berthed at Fisherman Island, in the Port of Brisbane. The vessel which spilled tonnes of oil and lost 31 containers of ammonium nitrate off the Southern Queensland coast during cyclone Hamish. It is anticipated that the 19 six metre containers of ammonium nitrate remaining on board will be unloaded under the direction of local authorities. An emergency service spokesman said officers were on stand-by at the scene, as one tonne of the fertiliser was also covering the ship's deck. The massive clean up operation is well underway - along some 40 miles of the sunshine coast. ( see here ) TheTamshee says: once again-the awesome power of mother nature is demonstrated-when this 180 metre ship is tossed around like a kids toy in a bath of foaming bubbles. The tourists will despair-for a while, then depart for locations new but the environmental implications of this tragedy for the wildlife will unfold for many years to come. Kawana Beach before the oil spillage:
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