Maritime New Zealand
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TAURANGA — 1 December 2011: 10.45am Bad weather yesterday prevented any container recovery from the Rena.
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TAURANGA — Long low swells at sea meant no more containers were able to be removed from the stricken vessel Rena today.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 30 November 2011: 10.30am Salvors are making the most of good weather to remove more containers from the stricken ship Rena off the coast of Tauranga.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Container removal from the stricken ship Rena off the coast of Tauranga is proceeding well - but the removal operation continues to be weather dependent, Maritime New Zealand’s National On Scene Commander Rob Service said.
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BAY OF PLENTY — More good progress has been made in removing containers from the stricken vessel Rena, with favourable weather likely to continue for the next few days.
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TAURANGA — 28 November 2011: 5.00pm Another 38 clean little blue penguins were released at Mt Maunganui this morning, joining 56 other birds released to return to their normal nesting grounds following the grounding of the Rena.
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TAURANGA — Good progress is being made on removing containers from the stricken ship Rena, Maritime New Zealand Salvage Unit Manager Kenny Crawford said today.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 26 November 2011: 8.30am Rena oil spill response teams involved in different types of foreshore cleaning operations are making good progress, says Maritime New Zealand (MNZ).
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BAY OF PLENTY — 25 November 2011: 4.15pm Seventeen “very happy” rare New Zealand dotterels were released back into their natural habitat yesterday (24 November) after being pre-emptively caught following the Rena grounding.
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TAURANGA — Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has been advised by insurers acting for the charterers of the Rena (Mediterranean Shipping Company) there are a further 21 containers containing dangerous goods on board the ship.
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TAURANGA — 24 November 2011: 12.00pm Bad weather continues to prevent container recovery operations on the Rena today, while salvors remain on standby for the weather to improve, says Maritime New Zealand (MNZ).
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TAURANGA — 22 November 2011: 4.30pm Salvors suspended operations alongside the Rena this afternoon because of deteriorating weather conditions, says Maritime New Zealand (MNZ).
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MT MAUNGANUI — 22 November 2011: 4.55pm Efforts to remove containers from the rear deck of the Rena are continuing steadily, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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TAURANGA — 22 November 2011: 1.00pm The release this morning of 49 little blue penguins at Mount Maunganui is a major milestone in the ongoing oil spill response to the Rena grounding, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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TAURANGA — Despite working in winds occasionally gusting above 40 knots, salvors have today removed 15 containers from the stern of the cargo vessel Rena, taking the total number of containers removed to 64.
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MT MAUNGANUI — Media are invited to the first release of cleaned little blue penguins from the oiled wildlife facility.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 21 November 2011: 7.00am Staged release of some of the cleaned birds from the oiled wildlife facility at Te Maunga is starting this week, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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TAURANGA — 18 November 2011: 5.50pm Salvors have removed a further eight containers from the grounded ship Rena but the operation is heavily dependent on good weather, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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TAURANGA — Departing New Zealand Defence Force personnel have done a brilliant job in aiding the removal of over 922 tons of oily waste from Bay of Plenty beaches, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Before people head back down on the beaches this weekend, they are reminded that there are still clean up operations in place and weathered oil is still present on our shores, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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TAURANGA — 16 November 2011: 5.30pm The first container has been lifted from the rear of the cargo ship Rena onto the crane barge Sea Tow 60 (ST60), Maritime New Zealand says.
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Regional council oil spill response team members throughout the country have been supporting the Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) national response in Tauranga.
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RUATORIA — An 18.8 metre fishing trawler Philip V grounded on a steep beach north of Ruatoria at around 1am this morning, the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) says.
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TAURANGA — 15 November 2011: 6.00pm Beach access restrictions will officially be lifted between Mount Maunganui and Maketu Estuary from 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 16 November).
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BAY OF PLENTY — 15 November 2011: 1.30pm Beach access restrictions between Tay Street and Maketū Spit will be lifted tomorrow morning, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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TAURANGA — 13 November 2011: 10.30am Pumping of heavy fuel oil from the submerged number 5 starboard tank on the container ship Rena has temporarily paused, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 11 November 2011: 7.00pm Good progress continues to be made in removing the last of the oil from the submerged number 5 starboard fuel oil tank on the grounded container ship Rena, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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TAURANGA — 11 November 2011: 10.45am Good progress is being made in lifting the flow rate of oil from the submerged number 5 starboard fuel oil tank on the grounded container ship Rena, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 9 November 2011: 10.30am Salvors on board the Rena are optimistic that they will be able to begin pumping heavy fuel oil from the submerged number five starboard wing tank today, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) said.
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TAURANGA — 8 November 2011: 10.30am Salvors on the Rena are installing a third hot tap into the submerged number 5 starboard wing tank to raise the pressure enough to enable oil to be pumped out, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) said.
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TAURANGA — 7 November 2011: 5.30pm Salvors are in the final stages of preparing to begin pumping heavy fuel oil from the submerged number 5 starboard wing tank, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) said.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 7 November 2011: 10.30am Calm conditions are aiding salvors on board the Rena as they prepare to pump heavy fuel oil from the submerged Number 5 starboard wing tank onto the tanker Awanuia.
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TAURANGA — 6 November 2011: 5.00pm Salvage teams are pumping 22 tonnes of lubricating oil out of the Rena's engine room onto the barge Awanuia today.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 5 November 2011: 6.00pm Lubricants, hydraulic and waste oils from the engine room of the cargo vessel Rena are being transferred onto the barge Awanuia while preparations continue for "hot tapping" the last tank of heavy fuel oil remaining on the vessel, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 5 November 2011: 10.30am Work on removing oil from the engine room of the cargo vessel Rena and onto the tanker Awanuia is progressing well, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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TAURANGA — 4 November 2011: 6.00pm Salvage teams on board the cargo vessel Rena are making good progress, and have resumed pumping of oil off the ship, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 4 November 2011: 10.30am Clean-up operations around the Bay of Plenty are continuing, with volunteer efforts concentrating on Papamoa Beach today.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Aratere remained in port today as the Maritime New Zealand inspectors on board continued to monitor the vessel.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 3 November 2011: 10.15am Salvage teams are back on board Rena today, taking advantage of improved weather conditions, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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TAURANGA — 2 November 2011: 6.15pm Three salvage teams are back on board the stricken Rena, after bad weather forced them off the ship on Monday, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says the Aratere will not sail until recent issues are resolved and it is safe for passengers and crew.
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TAURANGA — Further charges have been laid by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) against the Master and Second Officer of the Rena, following the ship’s grounding on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on 5 October.
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TAURANGA — 2 November 2011: 10.45am An observation flight this morning has confirmed no visible further damage to the cargo vessel Rena overnight, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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TAURANGA — 31 October 2011: 11.45am The salvage team monitoring the effect of high sea swells on the grounded cargo vessel Rena has confirmed further damage to the hull overnight.
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TAURANGA — 31 October 2011: 7.30am Iwi and New Zealand Defence Force personnel will this morning focus clean up efforts on Matakana Island, after reports of more oil arriving on shore.
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TAURANGA — 30 October 2011: 5.30pm More than 1000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil (HFO) has now been pumped from the stricken container vessel Rena, leaving about 360 tonnes left to be removed from the starboard 5 tank.
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TAURANGA — 30 October 2011: 2.15pm Navigation warnings remain in place in the Bay of Plenty, as 58 containers from Rena remain unaccounted for.
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TAURANGA — 29 October 2011: 5.00pm 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 water was mixing with the oil.
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TAURANGA — 29 October 2011: 7.30am More volunteers are being called on to support the Rena oil spill response effort, with cleanup events planned for today on Bay of Plenty beaches.
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TAURANGA — 28 October 2011: 7.00pm Two of the five fuel tanks on the Rena are now empty and pumping is continuing from tanks in the engine room.
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TAURANGA — A small container ship struck the north-west rocks at the entrance to Tauranga Harbour this morning, the Regional Harbourmaster has confirmed.
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TAURANGA — 28 October 2011: 7.15am Salvors on Rena will today continue to focus on gaining access to the starboard tank of the ship, in an effort to begin pumping oil from there as soon as possible.
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TAURANGA — 27 October 2011: 6.30pm Salvors have now pumped as much oil as possible from the port number five fuel tank on the stranded vessel Rena, allowing attention to shift to the more difficult to access tanks on the ship.
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TAURANGA — 27 October 2011: 1.45pm The wildlife response to the Rena oil spill has been praised as one of the quickest in the world, thanks to excellent foresight and planning systems.
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TAURANGA — 27 October 2011: 7.15am Clean-up crews will head to beaches in the Bay of Plenty this morning to begin clearing further oil that was exposed after high tide yesterday.
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TAURANGA — 26 October 2011: 6.30pm The salvage team working on the grounded vessel Rena has removed 737 tonnes of fuel from the ship, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) confirmed today.
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TAURANGA — 26 October 2011: 7.15am The removal of fuel from the cargo vessel Rena continued overnight with the salvage team confirming they are now past halfway.
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TAURANGA — 25 October 2011: 6.00pm 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.
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TAURANGA — 25 October 2011: 2.15pm A new enclosure for little blue penguins at the Wildlife Response Centre at Te Maunga is well on its way to completion.
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TAURANGA — 24 October 2011: 2.30pm Volunteers who have helped clean up Bay of Plenty beaches over the past 10 days have shown incredible support for the oil spill response effort, National On Scene Commander Rob Service says.
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TAURANGA — 24 October 2011: 7.00am Good weather is allowing salvage operation on board the cargo vessel Rena to make good progress, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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TAURANGA — 23 October 2011: 7.00pm Salvors have made slow but consistent progress with a total of 337 tonnes of oil pumped from the Rena by 1:00pm today.
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TAURANGA — 23 October 2011: 2.00pm 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.
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TAURANGA — 23 October 2011: 7.00am Following discussions with the Bay of Plenty Medical Officer of Health, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has this morning relaxed restrictions prohibiting swimming at the main Mount Maunganui beach.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 22 October 2011: 6.00pm At 2pm today, the total amount of oil pumped from the port tank of the cargo vessel Rena was confirmed at 256 tonnes, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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TAURANGA — 22 October 2011: 1.45pm Relatively calm weather has allowed on-going pumping of oil from the vessel Rena today, while clean-up operations continue at various points along the coastline.
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TAURANGA — 22 October 2011: 7.00am Fuel pumping on board the vessel Rena continued overnight and weather conditions look good for operations today, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 21 October 2011: 7.00pm Salvage operations on board the cargo vessel Rena are progressing slowly but steadily, with a total of 171 tonnes removed from the vessel by this afternoon.
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TAURANGA — On Friday, 21st October the centre had 285 patients, most of them Little Blue penguins, which usually respond very well to treatment after being cleaned of oil and fed.
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TAURANGA — 21 October 2011: 2.00pm The salvage team is continuing to pump oil from the cargo vessel Rena today, making slow but steady progress, Salvage Unit Manager Andrew Berry says.
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Labour Weekend is coming up - and boaties everywhere will start heading for the water.
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TAURANGA — 21 October 2011: 7.00am The removal of oil from Rena continued overnight with the salvage team pumping around 60 tonnes of oil from the vessel.
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TAURANGA — 20 October 2011: 7.15pm The removal of oil from the vessel Rena continues this evening, following the re-establishment of pumping lines earlier this afternoon.
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TAURANGA — 20 October 2011: 1.30pm Salvage unit manager Bruce Anderson says a team of nine salvors is currently aboard the vessel Rena and began pumping oil at 12.09pm, after carrying out safety checks.
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TAURANGA — 20 October 2011: 7.40am There has been no reported change in the Rena's situation overnight, and salvors plan to board the vessel today to resume pumping operations.
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TAURANGA — 19 October 2011: 7.00pm Clean-up operations are underway along the eastern coastline today as some oil and debris has come ashore as far south as the East Cape.
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TAURANGA — 19 October 2011: 2.45pm Salvors are now back on board the vessel Rena carrying out general assessments of the ship’s status.
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TAURANGA — 19 October 2011: 7.30am There has been no report of any further movement from Rena overnight.
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TAURANGA — 18 October 2011: 7.20pm Salvage efforts on board Rena are now entering a critical phase, as unfavourable weather conditions over the next 24 hours continue to affect operations and the movement of the ship.
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TAURANGA — 18 October 2011: 12.00pm A small amount of oil was released from the bow of Rena this morning.
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TAURANGA — 18 October 2011: 7.00am Pumping operations on board the Rena were suspended about 11.30pm yesterday due to bad weather, with rough seas and strong winds of 35 knots (65km/h).
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TAURANGA — 17 October 2011: 7.00pm The removal of oil from the Rena has continued today with good progress being made.
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