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Amro Asia grounded off Bribie Island on 29 October 1981
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DescriptionOn 29 October 1981 the 213-metre 16,336 gross tonnage Ro-Ro container vessel, Anro Asia, grounded near the northern tip of Bribie Island while entering Moreton Bay.
The vessel sustained damage to several double bottom tanks, releasing around 70 to 100 tonnes of bunker fuel into the sea. It carried a total of 1100 tonnes of bunker fuel.
Some oil reached shore resulting in a clean-up operation. The Port of Brisbane assumed the role of combat agency as the incident occurred within port limits.
The Anro Asia was refloated on 6 November 1981.
The vessel sustained damage to several double bottom tanks, releasing around 70 to 100 tonnes of bunker fuel into the sea. It carried a total of 1100 tonnes of bunker fuel.
Some oil reached shore resulting in a clean-up operation. The Port of Brisbane assumed the role of combat agency as the incident occurred within port limits.
The Anro Asia was refloated on 6 November 1981.
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Amro Asia grounded off Bribie Island on 29 October 1981 (October 1981). Moreton Bay Our Story, accessed 13/01/2026, https://ourstory.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/29656
