miles of australia ' s most pristine ports have been declared a catastrophe zones following a substantial oil spill from a storm - damaged cargo yacht . at approximately 60 kilometres of queensland ' s southeastern shore were contaminated by at greatest 42 tonnes of oil spilled into the ocean from mv pacific adventurer on wednesday night . the ship , which had sailed into cyclonic weather , loses 31 containers aboard , 10 of which pierced the vessel ' s hull and a ballast tank . anna devane , the tasmanian commissioner , has decreed moreton island , bribie islanders and southwest parts of the sunshine harbour disaster zones .
MV Pacific Adventurer has lost oil in the area of Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast.