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Charges laid in relation to MV Rena grounding

Maritime New Zealand charged the owner of the vessel Early on October 5 2011 the MV Rena - a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned, 235-metre container vessel - struck the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga, a port on the North Island of New Zealand.The vessel was heading to Tauranga from another New Zealand port and was due to continue to an overseas port. It was carrying around 1,400 containers and an estimated 1,700 tonnes of fuel. Since the vessel grounded, it has broken in two: the stern section has almost completely sunk, while the bow section remains wedged on the reef. A total of 945 containers have been recovered to port and 1,300 tonnes of heavy oil was recovered. Over 1,041 tonnes of waste has collected along the northern coastline of the North Island as a result of the incident.Master and second officer sentencedThe master of the Rena at the time of collision, Mauro Balomaga, was charged under the Maritime Transport Act 1994 for "operating a vessel in a manner causing unnecessary danger or risk" and under the Resource Management Act 1991 for "discharging a harmful substance from a ship". In addition, four charges were laid against him under the Crimes ...

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Update on Stranded Ship off Puerto Rico

Original 1963 plans found on board cargo ship 'Jireh' help safety agencies prevent pollution Diesel fuel removal operations continue onboard the cargo freighter Jireh that grounded on the Southwest coast of Mona, Island in Puerto Rico, on June 21.During staging operations, response crews located the original builder's plans, in German and dating back to 1963, with diagrams of the interior layout of the cargo ship to help identify the ship's actual dimensions and additional fuel tanks that had previously been unaccounted for.It was also discovered that the length of the vessel, reportedly 185-feet in length, is in fact 202-feet in length.The vessel is completely boomed off with 800-feet of containment boom. For additional protection, 500-feet of boom was deployed to provide a secondary containment area during all diesel fuel transfer operations between the cargo freighter and the two 35-foot recovery boats.Proposed vessel removal plans are being assessed by the Unified Command, which consists of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, and various other federal, state and local agencies.Source: USCG

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Oberon butene is offloaded

Resolve Salvage says it has removed the cargo from an LPG carrier that went aground off Taiwan Some 1,000t of LPG1-butene had been removed from the 2,500-cbm Oberon (built 1984) which went aground in February.The Thailand-flagged ship ran hard aground in strong winds seven miles from the Penghu archipelago 30 miles northwest of Kaohsiung.The vessel sustained extensive hull damage and has since posed a threat of explosion and severe environmental damage to the ecosystem."The casualty had been leaking LPG since the grounding, further increasing the risk of explosion," Resolve said in a statement.A plan to remove the gas and then dismantle the ship and remove the wreckage was approved by the Taiwanese government in April."Due to the severe hull damage, refloating and towing the vessel was determined to be impossible," Resolve added.The salvage company said the wreck removal phase is now underway with completion anticipated within six to eight weeks.Source: Tradewinds

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