Editing Great Barrier Reef (section)

===Shipping===
Shipping accidents are a pressing concern, as several commercial shipping routes pass through the Great Barrier Reef.<ref name="GBRMPAshipping">{{cite web |author=Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |title=Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority :: Shipping |url=http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/key_issues/water_quality/shipping |access-date=13 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061002045953/http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/key_issues/water_quality/shipping |archive-date=2 October 2006 }}</ref>
Although the route through the Great Barrier Reef is not easy, reef pilots consider it safer than outside the reef in the event of mechanical failure, since a ship can sit safely while being repaired.<ref name="reefdoco">''Reef Dreams: Working The Reef'' TV documentary, [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]], broadcast 6 July 2006 {{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200607/programs/ZY6905A003D6072006T180400.htm |title=ABC Television (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) &#124; the complete TV guide for ABC TV, ABC TV Plus, ABC ME, ABC KIDS, ABC NEWS & iview |website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=23 October 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521090023/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200607/programs/ZY6905A003D6072006T180400.htm |archive-date=21 May 2012 }}</ref> There have been over 1,600&nbsp;known shipwrecks in the Great Barrier Reef region.<ref>{{cite web |author=Environmental Protection Agency/Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services |title=About the Reef |url=http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/environmental_management/coast_and_oceans/great_barrier_reef/about_the_reef/ |access-date=23 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815194214/http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/environmental_management/coast_and_oceans/great_barrier_reef/about_the_reef/ |archive-date=15 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 3 April 2010, the [[Bulk carrier|bulk coal carrier]] {{ship||Shen Neng&nbsp;1}} ran aground on Douglas Shoals,<ref>{{cite web |title=Marine Safety Investigation Report – Preliminary – Independent investigation into the grounding of the Chinese registered bulk carrier Shen Neng&nbsp;1 at Douglas Shoal, Queensland, on 3 April 2010 |url=http://atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2010/mair/274-mo-2010-003.aspx |date=15 April 2010 |publisher=[[Australian Transport Safety Bureau]] |access-date=14 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523214126/http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2010/mair/274-mo-2010-003.aspx |archive-date=23 May 2010 }}</ref> [[2010 Great Barrier Reef oil spill|spilling up to four tonnes of oil]] into the water and causing extensive damage to the reef.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coal being removed at sea from stricken Shen Neng 1 carrier |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/coal-being-removed-at-sea-from-stricken-shen-neng-1-carrier/story-fn3dxity-1225865823693 |date=13 May 2010 |access-date=13 May 2011 |work=The Australian |publisher=News Ltd }}</ref>