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09-07-2016, 05:35 AM
Chinese ship might have to pay $120 million in Great Barrier Reef clean-up
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The Australian government wants millions of dollars from a Chinese company after its ship, the Shen Neng 1, ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef in April 2010.
In a Federal Court hearing Tuesday, the government asked for A$120 million ($92 million) from Shenzhen Energy Transport to clean up the 40-hectare (100-acre) crash site. The company is fighting the bill.
SEE ALSO: Scientists find unusual donut shapes hiding behind the Great Barrier Reef (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/australia-great-barrier-reef-donut-shapes/)
The ship went off course and was grounded in Douglas Shoal, which lies in the southern reaches of the iconic reef, causing extensive damageHeaded for Bayuquan, China (https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2010/mair/274-mo-2010-003/) the ship was carrying coal when it veered off course. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/06/australia-damages-great-barrier-reef/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The Australian government wants millions of dollars from a Chinese company after its ship, the Shen Neng 1, ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef in April 2010.
In a Federal Court hearing Tuesday, the government asked for A$120 million ($92 million) from Shenzhen Energy Transport to clean up the 40-hectare (100-acre) crash site. The company is fighting the bill.
SEE ALSO: Scientists find unusual donut shapes hiding behind the Great Barrier Reef (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/australia-great-barrier-reef-donut-shapes/)
The ship went off course and was grounded in Douglas Shoal, which lies in the southern reaches of the iconic reef, causing extensive damageHeaded for Bayuquan, China (https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2010/mair/274-mo-2010-003/) the ship was carrying coal when it veered off course. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/06/australia-damages-great-barrier-reef/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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