RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 2 : Australia - Vehicle Accident

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Situation Update No. 2 Posted:2010-04-03, 16:58:40 [UTC] Ref.no.: VI-20100403-25573-AUS Situation Update No. 2 On 2010-04-04 at 02:32:50 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Location: Australia State of Queensland Great Keppel Island Situation: Oil patches have been spotted in the Great Barrier Reef near a grounded coal carrier off central Queensland, a statement from Maritime Safety Queensland has confirmed. The vessel is stuck fast and is expected to require salvage assistance. The 230 metre-long bulk coal carrier Shen Neng 1 ran aground about 70 kilometres east of Great Keppel Island just after 5pm on Saturday, sparking a national oil spill response plan. Early-morning flights over the carrier showed a small number of oil patches about two nautical miles (3.7 kilometres) south-east of the ship. To date there has been no major loss of oil from the ship. A light aircraft from Rockhampton will spray chemical dispersant on the spilled oil by mid-morning on Sunday. Further inspections will then assess the effectiveness of the dispersant. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu