DISCOLOURED water seen west of Darwin is not an oil slick resulting from PTTEP Australasia's West Atlas drilling rig, but rather a natural phenomenon.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) began investigating the water after fears circulated that the oil spilling from the rig has spread close to the Darwin coastline.
But investigations have proven the substance in question is likely to be coral spawn or an algal bloom.
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