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Harbour turned red
By NIGEL ADLAM
The iron ore at East Arm
DARWIN Port Corporation
yesterday said it knew nothing about more iron ore being washed into the harbour.
Amateur video footage
shows the sea around East
Arm Wharf turning red.
But corporation spokeswoman Melissa Reiter said:
‘‘We don’t know what it is.
We assume it was iron ore.’’
The footage is believed to
Iron ore load suspected
have been taken on Sunday.
Ms Reiter said the sea was
clear yesterday.
The Mizunagi II has been
loading iron ore from the
Frances Creek mine, near
Pine Creek, since Thursday,
and will sail for Japan today.
Iron ore is not a major pol-
lutant, but can cause irritation and, after excessive exposure, lung disease.
Tonnes of ore was washed
into the harbour during loading in December.
The port corporation also
said then that it knew
nothing about the incident.
NT Environment Centre
co-ordinator Stuart Blanch
said the iron ore seemed to
have been washed into the
harbour down a stormwater
drain. He said the drains
were supposed to be sealed
after a similar incident early
last year. The Natural Re-
sources and Environment
Department is investigating
the latest spillage. As reported in the NT News on
Saturday, the port corporation is still in danger of being prosecuted for polluting
the harbour with copper concentrate last year.
And WorkSafe is investigating an incident when a
950-tonne crane ran 260m
along its rails after not being
properly locked.
TODAY’S picture essay was taken by photographer Fiona Morrison. Says Morrison: ‘‘I really like the Nightcliff foreshore bike path. It’s a
bustle of activity every morning and evening with people exercising, commuting and socialising. Even in the middle of the day there’s
still people out there enjoying the late wet season breeze.’’
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