miles of oceania ' s most pristine coastline have been declared a disasters zone following a large petrol spill from a storm - damaged cargo ship . at least 60 kilometres of melbourne ' s southeastern waterfront were contaminated ; at least 42 tonnes of oil spilled into the oceans from mv gulf adventurer on wednesday night . the ship , which had sailed into cyclonic weather , lost 31 containers involved , one of which pierced the tanker ' s hull and a petroleum container . anna bligh , the victorian premier , has declared moreton island , bribie island and southern parts of the sunshine coast failure zones .
MV Pacific Adventurer has lost oil in the area of Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast.