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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Search Search: Oil spill ship's owners misled us: Australia AFP - 1 hour 37 minutes ago MELBOURNE (AFP) - - The operators of a ship that spilled oil along the popular tourist beaches of northeast Australia misled authorities about the extent of the disaster, the state government said Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT Officials initially believed the Hong Kong-flagged "Pacific Adventurer" had lost 20-30,000 litres (5,300-7,900 gallons) of oil but it has since emerged that almost a quarter of a million litres spilled from the vessel. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, whose government has been accused of reacting too slowly to the disaster that has blackened dozens of beaches, said the ship's operators had not been candid about how much oil it was carrying. "Without a doubt, we were misled early by the operators of this ship about how much oil was in the water," she told ABC television. With a state election looming in Queensland next Saturday, Bligh defended efforts to clean up in the wake of the spill, which occurred early last Wednesday when the ship hit heavy seas whipped up by a cyclone. She said there was no point in clearing the oil that was fouling beaches until it had finished washing ashore. "I can understand people think it's a good idea to get out there from day one and start cleaning up," Bligh said. "But the reality is we still have oil coming onto the beach. You don't take it off the beach until you know it's all there otherwise we are stripping layer and layer of sand that has already be eroded by cyclonic activities." The ship's owner Swire Shipping denied lying about the amount of oil that has spilled. It said the initial estimates proved incorrect because they took into account only one hole in the ship's hull, unaware there was a second, larger hole below the waterline that allowed more oil to escape. "At all times the master and officers of the ship and its owners have supplied the authorities with the best information available," the company said in a statement. Swire faces 1.5 million dollars (977,000 US dollars) in fines if found guilty of environmental or maritime breaches and has already said it will cover the costs of the clean up. The cargo ship also lost 31 containers -- or 620 tonnes -- of ammonium nitrate fertiliser, which authorities will attempt to locate with sonar. Apart from the oil damage, experts fear the fertiliser could cause harmful algal blooms, suffocate fish and kill natural habitats. Hundreds of people are working to clean the beaches and save affected wildlife. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: Asia Pacific Sri Lanka troops kill another 32 rebels: militaryAFP - 41 minutes ago Bomb targets mayor of key Afghan cityAP - 58 minutes ago Tibet riot and its quelling remain suppressedAP - 1 hour 14 minutes ago SKorea voices regret over NKorea's border controlAP - 1 hour 24 minutes ago Pakistan puts ex-PM Sharif under house arrestAFP - 1 hour 31 minutes ago Enlarge Photo Oil spill ship's owners misled us: Australia Most Popular – Asia Pacific Viewed For sale: nagging wife, very high maintenance World Bank warns of "very dangerous" year ahead Obama program helping US economy: Summers Bailed-out AIG plans bonuses worth millions: report Arrest warrant issued for Lindsay Lohan View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

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