FED: PM to fly over oil slick site

AAP General News (Australia)
04-05-2010
FED: PM to fly over oil slick site

Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD will inspect the site of the Great Barrier Reef oil spill
.. amid growing concerns about its environmental impact.

Mr RUDD is due to fly over the site tomorrow morning in an Australian Maritime Safety
Authority aircraft.

Authorities are still trying to assess .. and limit .. the damage after the Chinese-registered
coal carrier Shen Neng 1 ran aground two days ago in the marine park and began leaking
oil.

An investigation will try to establish why the tanker strayed almost 30 kilometres
from its course into a restricted area .. leaking up to four tonnes of fuel oil into the
sea.

Queensland Premier ANNA BLIGH has demanded federal authorities throw the book at the
ship's owners.

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KEYWORD: CARRIER RUDD (CANBERRA)

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