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...Cyclone Hamish hit the cargo ship...
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That's garbage. The ship hit the cyclone. Or, more correctly, they were allowed to proceed into the decaying cyclone. It came from the southern port of Newcastle. Initial reports from the ship were that there was only about 10 000 litres spilled when a container fell from the deck, damaging the hull. The actual figure was more like 200 000 litres. Even yesterday, when she ship was docked in the Brisbane River, more oil leaked, causing even more damage to mangroves.
The slick is now covering 40+km of the Sunshine Coast & Moreton Island. Moreton is largely National Park.
There are so many reasons why this shouldn't have happened.
