What happened to the captain of the Rena?
The men responsible for causing New Zealand’s worst maritime environmental disaster by grounding the Rena off Tauranga’s coast have been sentenced to seven months in jail. …
What caused the Rena to crash?
On 5 October 2011, due to navigation errors near the Astrolabe Reef, the Rena ran aground near Tauranga, New Zealand, resulting in an oil spill. By 10 January the stern section had slipped off of the reef bank and sunk almost completely.
Who was responsible for the Rena oil spill?
The Korean fishing vessel Don Wong 529 ran aground off Stewart Island, spilling 400 tonnes of automotive oil into the ocean. Of this, 310 tonnes was dispersed either naturally or with chemicals and the other 90 tonnes was recovered by salvors.
What happened when the ship Rena ran aground on Astrolabe Reef in October 2011?
The Liberian-flagged MV Rena hit a reef off the North Island on 5 October 2011. Hundreds of tonnes of fuel oil leaked out, causing widespread pollution. The oil polluted beaches and killed wildlife including thousands of sea birds as it leaked from the ship aground on the Astrolabe Reef.
When did the ship Rena sink?
5 October 2011
On 5 October 2011 the Mediterranean Shipping Company-chartered, Liberian-flagged container ship Rena astonished local mariners by grounding on the clearly marked Astrolabe Reef in the Bay of Plenty while approaching Tauranga Harbour. Three months later the vessel broke in half.
When did cargo ship Rena sink?
The accident In the early hours of the morning on 5 October 2011 (GMT), the Liberian-flagged container ship Rena, with a capacity of 3,500 TEU (47,230 DWT), grounded north of New Zealand, some twenty kilometres off the coast of Tauranga (specialised in wood export) with 1,368 containers onboard.
How did they clean up the Rena oil spill?
Manual removal of oil from beaches The New Zealand Defence Force as well as an army of volunteers mobilised to manually remove oil from the beaches. A volunteer with some of the bags of black oily goo collected in the clean-up of beaches in the Bay of Plenty after the Rena oil spill.
Where did the Rena come from?
The Rena is the largest ship ever lost in New Zealand waters. Built in 1990 as the Zim America, it was 37,209 tons gross registered tonnage and 47,000 tonnes deadweight (i.e., what it can carry). The ship was 236 m long.
How long did it take to clean up the Rena oil spill?
At Waihi, 177 tonnes of debris was removed from the popular beach in just four days. Braemar Howells’ recovery team swung into action with heavy machinery and labour teams when 17 containers washed ashore.
What was Rena carrying?
The container ship Rena was carrying 1,368 containers, including 32 containing hazardous substances and 121 containing perishable foodstuffs. 547 of them were on deck and 821 below deck. In total, an estimated 169 containers fell overboard.
Is the Rena still there?
The Rena wreck is now managed by the Astrolabe Community Trust, which took over responsibility for the future of the wreck after the initial clean up.
What is Rena doing now?
Since then, the clean-up operation has seen lots of debris removed from the wreck – but large parts of the Rena still remain on the ocean floor. The Rena wreck is now managed by the Astrolabe Community Trust, which took over responsibility for the future of the wreck after the initial clean up.