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Australian officials have arrested the captain and chief officer of a Chinese coal ship which ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef.The 47-year-old captain has been charged with liability for damage while his colleague, 44, is accused of being on watch when the Shen Neng 1 grounded.
Officials say the ship leaked tonnes of oil and caused extensive damaged to the fragile coral of the marine reserve.
Traces of oil are reported to have been found in a nearby nature sanctuary.
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