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Rena Salvor Hurt –  Latest Onboard Photos

Rena Salvor Hurt - Latest Onboard Photos

Winds this morning caused a four hour delay in transferring salvors on board the Rena and working conditions on board remain hazardous. Mr Crawford said that a...

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Rena: 358 Tonnes Of Oil Left

Rena: 358 Tonnes Of Oil Left

Salvors have removed over 1000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil off the striken cargo vesse; Rena, and there are 358 tonnes of heavy fuel oil remaining on board in the submerged...

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Rena: 22 Salvors Back On Board – Latest Photos

Rena: 22 Salvors Back On Board - Latest Photos

Salvage teams are taking advantage of good weather in Tauranga today and continuing to progress with preparation work on transferring oil from the submerged starboard...

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No More Damage To Rena,More Charges

No More Damage To Rena,More Charges

An observation flight this morning has confirmed no visible further damage to the cargo vessel Rena overnight. Meanwhile further charges have been laid by Maritime...

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Rena Survives The Night

Rena Survives The Night

UPDATE; Rena has remained intact overnight. This has been confirmed by the crew on board the Go Canopus and the motion sensors attached to ship.   The conditions...

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Fears Rena About To Break Up

Fears Rena About To Break Up

The Rena salvage team says it’s “now preparing for the worst.” With currently 3m swells around the stricken Liberian-registered Rena, swells expected to rise...

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Rena Salvage Efforts Suspended

Rena Salvage Efforts Suspended

Salvage efforts on board the stricken Rena remain suspended because forecast sea conditions have made it unsafe for the salvors to continue working. A forecast...

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Pumping “Milestone” But Rena Moving

Pumping “Milestone” But Rena Moving

More than 1000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil has now been pumped from the stricken container vessel Rena, leaving about 360 tonnes left to be removed from the starboard...

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Valve Blamed For Rena Oil Pumping Problem

Valve Blamed For Rena Oil Pumping Problem

Oil continues to be pumped from the grounded container vessel Rena after pumping operations were disrupted for three hours this morning, when it was discovered that...

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Now Stranded Whales Near Rena, 1 Dies

Now Stranded Whales Near Rena, 1 Dies

Two Gray’s beaked whales and a juvenile whale this afternoon stranded at Papamoa. Stranded Gray’s Beaked Whale stranded at Papamoa Beach | Ross Brown National...

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Rena Oil Back On Cleaned Beaches

Rena Oil Back On Cleaned Beaches

Clean-up crews are heading to beaches in the Bay of Plenty this morning to begin clearing further oil that was exposed after high tide. National On Scene Commander...

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How Rena Looks – 650 Tonnes Left

How Rena Looks - 650 Tonnes Left

The salvage team working on the grounded vessel Rena has removed 737 tonnes of fuel from the ship. Maritime New Zealand says the figure is accurate to 12pm today...

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TVNZ Cock Up Rena Story

TVNZ Cock Up Rena Story

Last night, TVNZ ran an alert on their 10pm news, and tweeted it, saying the Rena was breaking up. Maritime NZ says TVNZ cocked it up. They accidentally ran live...

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Half Rena’s Oil Now Pumped Off

Half Rena’s Oil Now Pumped Off

Nearly half of the oil left on board the grounded container ship Rena in Tauranga has now been pumped off to the bunker barge Awanuia. Maritime New Zealand Salvage...

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1/3rd Rena’s Oil Off, But Challenge Ahead

1/3rd Rena’s Oil Off, But Challenge Ahead

One third off, two-thirds to go. Nearly a third of the oil on board the grounded Rena at Tauranga has now been pumped off the ship, but a challenging job still...

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Oil Escapes From Rena’s Duct Keel

Oil Escapes From Rena’s Duct Keel

Four vessels have been working since early this afternoon to corral an estimated 5 to 10 tonnes of oil spilled overnight from the cargo vessel Rena. National On...

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Rena: Oil Leaks Again, Mount OK For Swimming

Rena: Oil Leaks Again, Mount OK For Swimming

There has been a leak of oil from the Rena overnight - estimated at between 5 and 10 tonnes. At this point it is moving offshore, and it is not expected to...

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Rena Oil Pumped Now 256 Tonnes

Rena Oil Pumped Now 256 Tonnes

Slowly oil is being pumped from the Rena. At 2pm today, the total amount of oil pumped from the port tank of the cargo vessel Rena was confirmed at 256 tonnes. The...

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Rena Disaster: Weather Promising

Rena Disaster: Weather Promising

Weather conditions look good for Rena pumping operations today. Indeed the forecast is for good weather over the long weekend. Fuel pumping on board the vessel listing...

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Rena Pumping Slow: 150 Tonnes So Far

Rena Pumping Slow: 150 Tonnes So Far

The removal of oil from Rena continued overnight with the salvage team pumping around 60 tonnes of oil from the vessel. This brings the total oil pumped from the...

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Rena Damage Photos: Close Up

Rena Damage Photos: Close Up

Latest story on Rena here Here are close-ups of how stricken cargo ship Rena looks today damaged and perched on the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga. The calmer waters...

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Rena Pumping Resumes

Rena Pumping Resumes

A team of nine salvors aboard the vessel Rena began pumping oil at lunchtime after carrying out safety checks. Salvage unit manager Bruce Anderson said the safety...

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Rena Latest: Pumping May Resume

Rena Latest: Pumping May Resume

There has been no reported change in the Rena’s situation overnight, and salvors plan to board the vessel today to resume pumping operations. Weather in the area...

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Rena’s Stern Shifts To Left -Latest Video

Rena’s Stern Shifts To Left -Latest Video

There’s still no pumping from the Rena but salvors are now back on board carrying out general assessments of the ship’s status. The stern has shifted slightly...

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Rena Survives Night, Weather Poor

Rena Survives Night, Weather Poor

There has been no report of any further movement from Rena grounded on the Astrolabe Reef overnight but more oil has come ashore. Weather this morning is poor, with...

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