Tag: MV RENA

The leaking oil from MV RENA has started to wash up on shore Oil from a container ship grounded off the coast of New Zealand has started leaking, and some of it is washing ashore in a popular surfing beach resort area. Some seabirds are being contaminated by the slick

The ship is carrying 1,700 tonnes of heavy fuel oil Salvage experts were racing to secure a container ship which ran aground on a reef off New Zealand as oil started to wash up on Monday along beaches of a popular holiday resort.The 47,230-tonne Liberian-flagged Rena has been stuck on the reef, about 12 nautical miles from Tauranga on the east coast of the country's North Island, since running aground early on Wednesday.Maritime New Zealand said the weather was about to get worse."Seas are moderate but they will become rough later, there will be poor visibility and we are expecting showers," it said in a statement.The ship is carrying 1,700 tonnes of heavy fuel oil, which has been transferred to secure tanks at the rear of the vessel and is slowly being pumped into a barge. Containers are being lashed more tightly."Salvage experts and naval architects on board are very closely monitoring the ship and have got sensors in place that will provide advance warning if the vessel's structure is coming under too much stress," Maritime NZ said.The first oil from the ship has also been found on nearby beaches with clean up teams moving in to collect the fist-sized ...

It has the potential to be a significant environmental impact Bruce Anderson, Maritime New Zealand: "It has the potential to be a significant environmental impact"New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key says "serious questions" must be answered about why a container ship ran aground on a reef off one of the country's most spectacular coastlines.Oil leaking from the Liberian-flagged Rena has created a 5-km (3-mile) slick.An all-out effort is under way to remove nearly 2,000 tonnes of oil from the vessel, which is stranded 12 nautical miles off the coast.Heavy swells and gale-force winds are forecast for the area from Monday.Officials say 20-30 tonnes of oil have spilled into the Bay of Plenty, one of the country's top tourist destinations, since the MV Rena ran aground on Wednesday.If the ship breaks up, it could release 1,700 tonnes of heavy fuel into an area that is home to whales, dolphins, seals, penguins and a variety of other birds. 'Working tirelessly'John Key, who flew over the scene in a helicopter on Sunday, said two inquiries to determine why the ship had collided with the Astrolabe Reef were already under way."People know about the reef, and for it to plough into it for no ...

One hundred tonnes of oil was onboard the stranded container vessel One hundred tonnes of oil that was onboard the stranded container vessel Rena is unaccounted for.Heavy fuel oil has been leaking from the stranded container vessel Rena about 12km offshore, threatening sea life and birds.National On Scene Commander Rob Service says the only accurate indication of oil which has escaped from the tanks off the coast of Tauranga, is based on the tank dippings.Service says not all of that would have been released, as there is oil in the bilges and duct keel area, which run the length of the ship.The details emerge as marine risk assessor warned of what might develop in the worst case scenario.Marine risk assessor John Riding told TV ONE's Close Up that a solid plan should be in place to remove the fuel off this vessel.The bunker barge in Auckland should have been already requisitioned, he said, and the sooner they take the fuel off the better."The ship is still moving which means there is a tremendous stress on the haul and I have absolutely no doubt that will cause cracking."If that does turn into the worst case scenario, which would also involve adverse ...