Washed up on beach

Found this pic also...

A wrecked ship is threatening to cause an environmental disaster on an island which is home to endangered penguins, conservationists warn.

The vessel has grounded on Nightingale Island, part of the Tristan da Cunha UK overseas territory in the South Atlantic, causing an oil slick around the island which is home to nearly half the world's population of northern rockhopper penguins.

Some 1,500 tonnes of heavy crude oil from the MS Olivia, which was shipping soya beans between Rio de Janeiro and Singapore, is leaking into the sea.

According to the RSPB, oil now surrounds Nightingale Island and extends into a slick eight miles offshore, threatening the endangered penguins and the economically important rock lobster fishery.

Hundreds of penguins have already been seen coming ashore covered in oil, the wildlife charity said..

Those penguins don't have a happy face :(

Any further news?

Map of the ship wreck.

Gooday Brian : I agree , very dangerous but might have to work on that .have been in contact with SAPOL & AMSA who are showing much interest in this .

Do you have a way point for it? What access point did you find this from?

where are you " just down the road " ...re directions ...

Kingston Se

tea tree crossing head north 40 k's

Les : we came across it this weekend , there's been a few big blows , the weekend of the fishing comp & friday last week .
You wouldn't miss it "sticks out like doggy doovers " do you remember seeing a rusted out 4x4 chassis or 2 its not far from them .

I must get the date done on camera . cheers

Just finished with ABC, 7, 9, interview's , channel 7 chopper landed in our top paddock for the interview ...wow !!! there a lot of interest in the story of this boat and it voyage from the nightingale island south pacific 8000 k's . Adelaide abc 891 will be speaking with an Adelaide man who worked on the Salvage of the Ship a year ago ,

I think salt creek will be busy this weekend !!! ...I might get a cut ...lol

Sorry Atlantic ocean not pacific

Up date , It didn't take long only week before the num nuts started trashing it !!!!

Locals are trying to get it for public interest .

Thanks Val for the link , have been trying to see whats going on with it ,have been told that its going to Kingston se ??, just hope its not destroyed .

cheers nick.

latest up date : The life boat has been removed from the beach and has gone the the Kingston historical society , for public interest .

a good end to this story .