Shen Neng 1: COSCO bulker off Great Keppel I.

China-flag Bulker Shen Neng 1, IMO 70181 70181 dwt, built in 1993, with 72,000 tons of coal and had 1,000 tons of bunker fuel aboard ran aground and was leaking oil off Great Keppel Island in eastern Australia, nearly halfway up the coast, between Brisbane and Cairns, near the Great Barrier Reef. China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company, COSCO -owned.

AUSTRALIA'S navy to help intercept cargo ships

Secretary of State Rice
AUSTRALIA'S navy is ready to help intercept and inspect cargo ships travelling to and from North Korea as part of United Nations sanctions imposed over Pyongyang's nuclear test, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said today. here