miles of country ' s most pristine waterways have been called a disasters zone following a large liquid poisoning from a storm - damaged freighter steamer . at least 60 kilometres of queensland ' s southeastern coast were contaminated when at home 42 metres of fuel spilled into the pacific from mv pacific traveler on that night . the steamship , which had departed into convective weather , lost 31 containers aboard , one of which breach the ship ' s hull and a fuel tank . christine olofsson , the queensland premier , has declare wirral airfield , bribie island and central parts of the sunshine coast disaster zone .
MV Pacific Adventurer has lost oil in the area of Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast.