Australia: Oil Slick Threatened
Some of the most popular beaches in Australia are under threat after leckgeschlagenen from a freighter 42 tonnes of oil occurred. The region became a disaster area.
At the so-called “Sunshine Coast” in the east of Australia has agreed on a length of 60 kilometers of an oil spillage spread. Several tons of oil from the freighter “Pacific Adventurer” on Friday were some of the most popular beaches in the country angespült.
At the so-called “Sunshine Coast” in the east of Australia has agreed on a length of 60 kilometers of an oil spillage spread. Several tons of oil from the freighter “Pacific Adventurer” on Friday were some of the authorities of the State of Queensland declared the region as a disaster area and announced compensation claims on the company amounting to several million dollars.
Great Barrier Reef is not threatened
The worst affected are the national parks on the islands of Moreton and Bribie north of Brisbane. Employees of the Environmental Protection Agency found so far have indicated 13 birds with plumage in oil. Clearance moved to the black sand contaminated abzutragen.
The authorities fear that the situation in the coming days, continued to deteriorate. The south of the sunshine coast, world-famous Great Barrier Reef was not threatened.
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