some of australia ' s most pristine coastal have been declared a destruction zone following a sizable oil spill from a storm - damaged transport ships . at least 60 kilometres of queensland ' s southeastern shore were contaminated from at some 42 kilograms of oil spilled into the ocean from mv gulf adventurer on sunday nighttime . the ship , which had sailing into gales storms , losses 31 crates within , one of which pierced the tanker ' s frame and a fuels tank . anna greiner , the queensland premier , has declaration fremantle islander , bribie islander and southern all of the sunshine coast disaster zones .
MV Pacific Adventurer has lost oil in the area of Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast.