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Major historical incidents

A summary list of major historical oil spill incidents.

This summary includes the major oil spills in or near Australian waters, and several smaller offshore spills that resulted in significant legal action.

Date	Vessel	Location	Oil amount
28 November 1903	Petriana [1]	Port Phillip Bay, Victoria	1,300 tonnes
03 March 1970	Oceanic Grandeur [2]	Torres Strait, Queensland	1,100 tonnes
26 May 1974	Sygna [3]	Newcastle, New South Wales	700 tonnes
14 July 1975	Princess Anne Marie [4]	Offshore, Western Australia	14,800 tonnes
10 September 1979	World Encouragement [5]	Botany Bay, New South Wales	95 tonnes
29 October 1981	Anro Asia [6]	Bribie Island, Queensland	100 tonnes
22 January 1982	Esso Gippsland [7]	Port Stanvac, South Australia	unknown
03 December 1987	Nella Dan [8]	Macquarie Island	125 tonnes
06 February 1988	Sir Alexander Glen [9]	Port Walcott, Western Australia	450 tonnes
20 May 1988	Korean Star [10]	Cape Cuvier, Western Australia	600 tonnes
28 July 1988	Al Qurain [11]	Portland, Victoria	184 tonnes
21 May 1990	Arthur Phillip [12]	Cape Otway, Victoria	unknown
14 February 1991	Sanko Harvest [13]	Esperance, Western Australia	700 tonnes
21 July 1991	Kirki [14]	Western Australia	17,280 tonnes
30 August 1992	Era [15]	Port Bonython, South Australia	300 tonnes
10 July 1995	Iron Baron [16]	Hebe Reef, Tasmania	325 tonnes
28 June 1999	Mobil Refinery [17]	Port Stanvac, South Australia	230 tonnes
26 July 1999	MV Torungen [18]	Varanus Island, Western Australia	25 tonnes
03 August 1999	Laura D’Amato [19]	Sydney, New South Wales	250 tonnes
18 December 1999	Sylvan Arrow [20]	Wilson's Promontory, Victoria	less than 2 tonnes
02 September 2001	Pax Phoenix [21]	Holbourne Island, Queensland	less than 1000 litres
25 December 2002	Pacific Quest [22]	Border Island, Queensland	greater than 70 km slick
24 January 2006	Global Peace [23]	Gladstone, Queensland	25 tonnes
11 March 2009	Pacific Adventurer [24]	Cape Moreton, Queensland	270 tonnes
21 August 2009	Montara Wellhead oil platform [25]	NW Australian coast	Approx 4,750 tonnes
03 April 2010	Shen Neng 1 [26]	Great Keppel Island, Queensland	4 tonnes
09 January 2012	MV Tycoon [27]	Christmas Island	102 tonnes

Source URL:https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/major-historical-incidents

Links
[1] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/petriana-28-november-1903 [2] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/oceanic-grandeur-3-march-1970 [3] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/sygna-26-may-1974 [4] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/princess-anne-marie-14-july-1975 [5] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/world-encouragement-10-september-1979 [6] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/anro-asia-29-october-1981 [7] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/esso-gippsland-22-january-1982 [8] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/nella-dan-3-december-1987 [9] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/sir-alexander-glen-6-february-1988 [10] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/korean-star-20-may-1988 [11] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/al-qurain-28-july-1988 [12] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/arthur-phillip-21-may-1990 [13] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/sanko-harvest-14-february-1991 [14] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/kirki-21-july-1991 [15] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/era-30-august-1992 [16] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/iron-baron-10-july-1995 [17] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/port-stanvac-28-june-1999 [18] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/mv-torungen-26-july-1999 [19] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/laura-damato-3-august-1999 [20] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/sylvan-arrow-18-december-1999 [21] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/pax-phoenix-2-september-2001 [22] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/pacific-quest-25-december-2002 [23] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/global-peace-24-january-2006 [24] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/pacific-adventurer-11-march-2009 [25] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/montara-well-head-platform-21-august-2009 [26] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/shen-neng-1-3-april-2010 [27] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/incidents-and-exercises/mv-tycoon-9-january-2012