The MV Rena is split into two pieces on Sunday, January 8, after overnight bad weather pounded the vessel. It ran aground in October on the Astrolabe Reef in Tauranga, New Zealand.
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The MV Rena is split into two pieces on Sunday, January 8, after overnight bad weather pounded the vessel. It ran aground in October on the Astrolabe Reef in Tauranga, New Zealand.
Workers remove shipping containers from the Rena on November 17, 2011.
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Workers remove shipping containers from the Rena on November 17, 2011.
Oil from the stricken vessel Rena coats Papamoa Beach on October 13.
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Oil from the stricken vessel Rena coats Papamoa Beach on October 13.
Workers construct oil booms at Maketu Estuary in the North Island's Bay of Plenty on October 13.
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Workers construct oil booms at Maketu Estuary in the North Island's Bay of Plenty on October 13.
New Zealand soldiers start to clear the oil from Papamoa Beach on October 13 in Tauranga.
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New Zealand soldiers start to clear the oil from Papamoa Beach on October 13 in Tauranga.
Local residents come to look at a washed-up container and litter on the beach on October 13.
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Local residents come to look at a washed-up container and litter on the beach on October 13.
One of the rescued penguins that had been coated with oil recuperates in a water tank at a wildlife center in Tauranga on October 11.
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One of the rescued penguins that had been coated with oil recuperates in a water tank at a wildlife center in Tauranga on October 11.
Volunteers collect oil clumps washed up on the Mount Maunganui shore on October 11 in Tauranga.
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Volunteers collect oil clumps washed up on the Mount Maunganui shore on October 11 in Tauranga.
Warning signs are put up on Papamoa Beach on October 12 due to the health hazard posed by the oil spill.
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Warning signs are put up on Papamoa Beach on October 12 due to the health hazard posed by the oil spill.
The cargo vessel MV Rena sits stranded on the Astrolabe Reef on October 8 in Tauranga, New Zealand.
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The cargo vessel MV Rena sits stranded on the Astrolabe Reef on October 8 in Tauranga, New Zealand.
An oil slick is seen coming from the Rena on October 9.
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An oil slick is seen coming from the Rena on October 9.
The Northern Star prepares to take oil spill response equipment to the grounded vessel Rena on October 9.
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The Northern Star prepares to take oil spill response equipment to the grounded vessel Rena on October 9.
In a worst-case scenario, Mount Manganui beach would be coated with oil. Oil clumps have already washed ashore there.
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In a worst-case scenario, Mount Manganui beach would be coated with oil. Oil clumps have already washed ashore there.
A surfer catches a wave with the main cargo route in the background near the port of Tauranga on October 8.
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A surfer catches a wave with the main cargo route in the background near the port of Tauranga on October 8.
Volunteers wait for a debriefing next to an Oiled Wildlife Response Unit at Omanu Beach on October 8 in Tauranga.
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Volunteers wait for a debriefing next to an Oiled Wildlife Response Unit at Omanu Beach on October 8 in Tauranga.
A penguin found on a beach coated in oil gets washed at the Oiled Wildlife Response unit, set up in a makeshift camp in Tauranga on October 8. The belly of the penguin is normally white.
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A penguin found on a beach coated in oil gets washed at the Oiled Wildlife Response unit, set up in a makeshift camp in Tauranga on October 8. The belly of the penguin is normally white.