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The 2010 Great Barrier Reef oil spill occurred on 3 April 2010, when the Chinese bulk coal carrier, MV Shen Neng 1 ran aground east of Rockhampton in Central Queensland, Australia. [1] The vessel is owned by Shenzhen Energy Transport Co. Ltd. [2] The ship was more than 10 km outside the shipping lane.
Shen Neng 1 aground on the Great Barrier Reef On 3 April 2010, while transiting from Gladstone, Queensland , to China carrying a cargo of 65,000 tonnes of coal , Shen Neng 1 ran aground 70 kilometres (38 nmi) off Great Keppel Island , Australia , at geographic coordinates 23°06′06″S 151°38′57″E / 23.10167°S 151.64917°E ...
Great Oil Spill of 2010 may refer to: Deepwater Horizon oil spill; Great Barrier Reef oil spill This page was last edited on 28 ...
The spill caused damage to a 400,000sqm section of the Great Barrier Reef and the use of oil dispersant resulted in oil spreading to reef islands 25 km away. [106] In 2012 and 2013, there were 9619 ship voyages through the Great Barrier Reef region, and this is forecast to increase 250% over the next 20 years. [107]
Kalamazoo River oil spill, Calhoun County, Michigan, 26 July 2010; Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 20 April 2010; 2010 Great Barrier Reef oil spill off Australia, 3 April 2010; 2010 Port Arthur oil spill in Texas, started 23 January 2010; Yellow River oil spill in China, started on 30 December 2009 and continued in 2010
Pages in category "Oil spills in Australia" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... 2010 Great Barrier Reef oil spill; I. MV Iron Baron (1985 ...