Bay of Plenty Marine

Bay of Plenty — Underwater steel cutting continues with a team of five divers onboard the Rena each day.

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Bay of Plenty — Any decision to leave the wreck of the cargo ship Rena on Otaiti (Astrolabe) Reef off the Tauranga coast would require a full resource consent process, Bay of Plenty Regional Council says.

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Bay of Plenty — An independent review of the response by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) to the grounding of the Rena on Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga on 5 October 2011 will be conducted by former Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Murdoch.

By Maritime New Zealand
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Bay of Plenty — The New Zealand Government and Daina Shipping Company (owner of the MV Rena) have reached a comprehensive financial settlement in respect of matters arising from the ship's grounding on 5 October 2011.

By Maritime New Zealand
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Bay of Plenty — Steel removal from the Rena wreck continues with daily helicopter operations using McDermott Aviation Bell 214 heavy lift helicopter.

By Maritime New Zealand
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Bay of Plenty — This week teams have recovered 1000 containers from the wreck of the Rena.

By Maritime New Zealand
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Bay of Plenty — Good progress was made on Rena this week, despite salvage operations being suspended for two days due to high winds and swells.

By Maritime New Zealand
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Opotiki — Funding to improve Opotiki harbour is an important first step towards realising the region's aquaculture potential, says Bay of Connections governance group chairman John Cronin.

By Bay of Plenty Regional Council
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Bay of Plenty — Earlier this week, rough weather battered the Rena wreck, causing damage to the bow.

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Bay of Plenty — The past seven days has been highly productive for Resolve Salvage & Fire - wreck reduction has progressed through the removal of 85 individual pieces of steel, with the total steel weight removed now 300 tonnes.

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Bay of Plenty — North Island - East Coast - Tauranga - Astrolabe Reef - Exclusion Zone 1.

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Tauranga — Steel cutting on board the Rena continued with very good progress made during the current stable weather window.

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Bay of Plenty — This week saw the first sections cut and removed from the fore section of the Rena, with the Bell 214 heavy-lift helicopter completing 14 separate lifts to the barge Kapua.

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Bay of Plenty — Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) continues to liaise with US salvors Resolve, appointed by the Rena’s owners and insurers to undertake wreck removal work.

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Bay of Plenty — Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) continues to liaise with US salvors Resolve, appointed by the Rena’s owners and insurers to undertake wreck removal work.

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Tauranga — The tender process for the next stage of salvage work – wreck removal – is continuing.

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Tauranga — The tender process for the next stage of salvage work - wreck removal - is continuing.

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Bay of Plenty — The tender process for the next stage of salvage work - wreck removal - is continuing.

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Tauranga — The tender process for the next stage of salvage work - wreck removal - is continuing.

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Tauranga — A 36 year old Tauranga man who had pleaded guilty of illegally fishing in a marine reserve was discharged without conviction at a court hearing in Tauranga today.

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Bay of Plenty — Surfers and recreational fishermen wanting to check out the swell will need to wait a few more weeks before the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's wave buoy is back in action.

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Bay of Plenty — A total of 945 containers from Rena have been recovered to port (including those recovered from the seabed – see Braemar update below).

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