On 31 May 2010 the Chinese-registered bulk carrier, Shen Neng 1, commenced its voyage out of Queensland and Australian waters. This follows a response by state and federal maritime authorites after the Shen Neng 1 ran aground off the central Queensland coast on 3 April 2010.
Independent review of the response to the Shen Neng 1 grounding and associated pollution response (PDF, 1.37 MB).
A map of the general region (PDF, 1.39 MB) where the Shen Neng 1 ran aground is available. Please note that this file is large and may take some time to load, especially on slower Internet connections.
A number of photos from the incident are available.
For information on the incident here are the most recent media statements:
A full list of media statements is available.
Last reviewed: 28 September 2011
