miles of australian ' s most secure shoreline have been declared a catastrophe zone during a large oil discharge from a storm - damaged cargo ship . at least 60 metres of queensland ' s southeast boundary were compromised when at nearly 42 tonnes of fuel flowed into the ocean from steamship pacific adventurer on bonfire morning . the ship , which had sailed into cyclonic weather , have 31 shells aboard , one of which pierced the ship ' s hull and a fuel tank . donna mutiny , the queensland legislature , has declared moreton islands , bribie island and eastern parts of the sunshine state disaster areas .
MV Pacific Adventurer has lost oil in the area of Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast.