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Source: Brisbane Times
The captain of the ship that caused Queensland's biggest environmental disaster has been served with a summons to appear in court over the massive oil spill.
The Pacific Adventurer's skipper has been ordered to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday, and if he's found responsible for the pollution he could be fined up to $350,000.
Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) says its officers served the 47-year-old Philippines national with a summons on Tuesday.
He has already surrendered his passport and been confined to his vessel.
MSQ said the summons related to an alleged offence under the Transport Operations Marine Pollution Act which stipulated it was an offence to discharge oil from a ship into Queensland coastal waters.
MSQ said the offence carried a maximum penalty for an individual of $350,000.
As for the ship - it's not sailing home any time soon.
MSQ officials are still in discussions with the cargo ship's owners, Swire Shipping, regarding a number of requirements which have to be met before the vessel can be moved.
A spokesman said those discussions were ongoing and the situation was being reviewed daily.
The Pacific Adventurer remains tied up at Brisbane's Hamilton wharf following the huge oil spill which happened after the ship sailed into rough seas whipped up by Cyclone Hamish on March 11.
Some of the 31 containers of ammonium nitrate fertiliser which were swept overboard ruptured its tanks, and 250 tonnes of fuel oil leaked into the ocean off Moreton Island, near Brisbane.
The captain of the ship that caused Queensland's biggest environmental disaster has been served with a summons to appear in court over the massive oil spill.
The Pacific Adventurer's skipper has been ordered to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday, and if he's found responsible for the pollution he could be fined up to $350,000.
Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) says its officers served the 47-year-old Philippines national with a summons on Tuesday.
He has already surrendered his passport and been confined to his vessel.
MSQ said the summons related to an alleged offence under the Transport Operations Marine Pollution Act which stipulated it was an offence to discharge oil from a ship into Queensland coastal waters.
MSQ said the offence carried a maximum penalty for an individual of $350,000.
As for the ship - it's not sailing home any time soon.
MSQ officials are still in discussions with the cargo ship's owners, Swire Shipping, regarding a number of requirements which have to be met before the vessel can be moved.
A spokesman said those discussions were ongoing and the situation was being reviewed daily.
The Pacific Adventurer remains tied up at Brisbane's Hamilton wharf following the huge oil spill which happened after the ship sailed into rough seas whipped up by Cyclone Hamish on March 11.
Some of the 31 containers of ammonium nitrate fertiliser which were swept overboard ruptured its tanks, and 250 tonnes of fuel oil leaked into the ocean off Moreton Island, near Brisbane.
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