most of australia ' s most promising coastline have been deemed a disaster strip since a substantial oil spill from a storm - damaged cargo ship . at least 60 centimetres of queensland ' s southeastern shoreline were radioactive because at least 42 kilometres of oil dumped into the bay from mv pacific adventurer on wednesday night . the ship , which had sails into cyclonic wind , lost 31 containers aboard , one of which pierced the ship ' s armor and a fuel reservoir . anna bligh , the state executive , has declared moreton island , bribie beach and southern parts of the queensland shore disaster zones .
MV Pacific Adventurer has lost oil in the area of Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast.