Two crewmembers from the stricken bulk carrier Shen Neng 1 have been charged by federal police as oil from the tanker washed up on a beach on Queensland’s southeast.

The ship’s master, Wang Jichang, and chief officer Wang Xuegang were granted conditional bail on federal charges of damaging the Great Barrier Reef.

Mr Jichang was charged with liability of a vessel that caused damage, while Mr Xuegang was charged as the person in charge of the vessel that caused damage.

Both have surrendered their passports and await their June 9 hearing.

The Shen Neng 1’s insurer is the London P&I Club, which is handling the claim from its Hong Kong office. The ship is covered for liabilities up to $20 million, according to London-based A Bilbrough and Co, which manages the P&I club.

Meanwhile, Maritime Safety Queensland has reported oil globules along a 1km stretch of beach of North West Island have been collected and transported to Gladstone.

Svitzer, the salvage company appointed by the Shen Neng 1’s owners the Shenzhen Energy Transport Company, says all other oil leaking from the tanker has been contained.

Shenzhen Energy Transport Company says “proper and adequate” hull and liability insurance is in place to cover fines and clean-up costs.

The ship was carrying 68,000 tonnes of coking coal and 950 tonnes of fuel when it ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef, 70km east of Great Keppel Island, after travelling more than 13 nautical miles off course.