Reserve soldiers from Auckland clean and rake oil for collection from the beach surface. Papamoa Beach after oil from the grounded ship Rena reached shore. Captions and Photo source: NZ Defence Force
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Months after Bay of Plenty locals cleared their beaches of oil and container debris, the job has begun again as the stricken Rena loses more cargo overboard.
The ship split in two during severe weather over the weekend, but its halves remain on the Astrolabe Reef near Tauranga where it grounded in October, belching oil and sparking New Zealand’s worst environmental maritime disaster.
About 150 containers were lost from the ship over the weekend, with 12 containers washing ashore at Waihi Beach, Bowentown Heads and Matakana Island.
Alongside the containers was debris, including bags of milk powder, timber, plastic and paper…
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Little Oil Seen After Ship Splits In New Zealand, AP
So far the damage appears small compared to the environmental disaster created when the vessel ran aground in October, New Zealand authorities said Monday. Officials were warning beachgoers to stay away from the debris that has washed ashore.
