Fly-over shots of stranded cargo vessel MV Rena grounded on the Astrolabe Reef, on October 8 in Tauranga, New Zealand.
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Fly-over shots of stranded cargo vessel MV Rena grounded on the Astrolabe Reef, on October 8 in Tauranga, New Zealand.
An oil slick is seen coming from the Rena, on October 9. Authorities are preparing for the worst environmental disaster in New Zealand history should the vessel break up and spill 1,700 tonnes of fuel into the Bay of Plenty.
New Zealand oil spill —
An oil slick is seen coming from the Rena, on October 9. Authorities are preparing for the worst environmental disaster in New Zealand history should the vessel break up and spill 1,700 tonnes of fuel into the Bay of Plenty.
The Northern Star prepares to take out oil spill response equipment to the grounded vessel Rena, on October 9.
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The Northern Star prepares to take out oil spill response equipment to the grounded vessel Rena, on October 9.
Mount Manganui beach will be coated with oil in a worst case scenario. Oil clumps have already washed ashore there.
Mount Manganui beach will be coated with oil in a worst case scenario. 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.
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.
Volunteers wait for a debriefing next to an Oiled Wildlife Response Unit at Omanu Beach on October 8 in Tauranga.
A little blue penguin found at the nearby Papamoa Beach is covered in oil.
A little blue penguin found at the nearby Papamoa Beach is covered in oil.