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 | Offshore, Western Australia | 14,800 tonnes | |
10 September 1979 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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