13+ 2010 Great Barrier Reef Oil Spill Pics. Oil washed up on a small island off the queensland coast which is nesting ground for thousands of turtles and sea birds. Environment news oil spill barrier reef great barrier reef, replies:
Reports have emerged of an oil spill that could be as long as 20 kilometres near the iconic great barrier reef, just off the coast of north queensland.
Maritime authorities are racing to disperse an oil spill stretching three kilometres along the great barrier reef. Oil washed up on a small island off the queensland coast which is nesting ground for thousands of turtles and sea birds. Posted monmonday 5 aprapril 2010 at 12:17ammonmonday 5 aprapril 2010 at 12:17am, updated monmonday 5 queensland premier anna bligh says she wants authorities to throw the book at the owners of the chinese coal ship spilling oil into the pristine waters around the great barrier reef. How many people visit the reef each year and how many deaths are there?
