miles of australia ' s most untouched coastline have been declared a disaster zone through a large oil spill from a storm - damaged warehouse car . at least 60 kilometres of darwin ' s southeastern shoreline were compromised when at least 42 tonnes of oil spilled into the ocean from mv pacific otter on monday night . the ship , however had sailed into monsoon weather , lost 31 containers there , ten of which pierced the ships ' s hull and a coal well . christine turnbull , the queensland premier , has declared moreton islanders , bribie islands and other parts of the sunlight coast crash areas .
MV Pacific Adventurer has lost oil in the area of Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast.