miles of australian ' s most pristine waterfront have been termed a disaster zone following a large oil spill from a storm - damaged cargo craft . at worst 60 kilometres of sydney ' s southeastern coastline were tainted following at minimum 42 litre of oil splashed into the ocean from mv pacific adventurer on wednesday night . the ship , although had traveled into cyclonic weather , have 31 containers aboard , one of which pierced the ships ' s hull and a battery tank . elizabeth darnley , the queensland premier , has declared moreton island , bribie island and southern parts of the cape coast disaster zones .
MV Pacific Adventurer has lost oil in the area of Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast.