BRISBANE, Australia -- Beaches along Australia's northeast coast were blackened Thursday by a toxic cocktail of oil and fertiliser spilled from a cargo ship in cyclonic weather, maritime officials said. File photo shows animal rescue personnel cleaning an oil-soaked penguin after being caught-up in oil spill in Australia. Beaches along the country's northeast coast have been blackened by a toxic cocktail of oil and fertiliser spilled from a cargo ship in cyclonic weather, the Environment Protection Agency has said. [Agencies] State officials inspected the coast by air, and about 50 people checked for oil pollution on land and cleaned oil that soiled beaches on the east and northern shores of Moreton Island and Marcoola Beach. A veterinary clinic was set up on a beach to treat affected wildlife. Volunteers were moving turtle eggs away from the area, he said. "The oil is our greatest concern, both to the environment and wildlife," Short said. "Spills and wildlife don't mix." |
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