Monday, April 19, 2010

Australia plans tough Great Barrier Reef shipping laws


Australia is planning to subject commercial ships passing through all parts of the Great Barrier Reef to greater surveillance.

The tough new measures are intended to protect the region from pollution.

It follows the grounding of the Chinese bulk carrier, the Shen Neng I, which leaked about three tons of oil into the sea after hitting a sandbank.

See full Article.