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Maritime New Zealand - Latest News [Page 34]
High Speed Operator Sentenced
Monday, 7 May 2012, 12:30 pm | Maritime New Zealand
A high speed vessel operator’s failure to investigate and address the causes of a series of serious back injuries to passengers has earned it a conviction, fines and reparation totalling $270,000, following a prosecution by Maritime New Zealand. More >>
Rena Oil Spill Response Transition
Friday, 4 May 2012, 1:03 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The National On Scene Commander has today reduced the emergency oil spill response to the Rena grounding from a Tier 3, or national level, to a Tier 2, or regional level response. More >>
MNZ media update - Rena #216
Friday, 27 April 2012, 11:26 am | Maritime New Zealand
Salvage • Svitzer salvors have made good progress in removing containers and cargo from Rena throughout the week. • Dive operations to remove smaller pieces of debris and cargo have been undertaken. Divers are cutting into parts of the submerged stern ... More >>
Rena Update 125
Friday, 20 April 2012, 12:24 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Good progress has been made on salvage activities this week. Heli-lifts yesterday removed four 40ft empty containers which were put onto the Pohonui. Another vessel was filled with debris from 14 different containers, one 20ft container was filled ... More >>
Rena Salvage Update
Friday, 13 April 2012, 1:38 pm | Maritime New Zealand
An over flight by MNZ yesterday morning noted damage to the forward section bulkhead between No 2 and No 3 hold. It was evident that the bulkhead on the port side had failed and was open to the sea. This is expected given the gradual deterioration ... More >>
Braemar Press Release
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 2:30 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Press Release: April 11 The amount of debris on Coromandel shorelines has been significantly reduced, thanks to concerted efforts by the Braemar Howells recovery team and helpers. More >>
Rena update #213: Debris washes ashore at Tairua
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 11:57 am | Maritime New Zealand
MNZ / Spill response Debris has washed ashore at Tairua, in the Coromandel (see container and debris recovery section below). Thames-Coromandel District Council staff have started the clean up of the debris, and MNZ, with support from Waikato ... More >>
MNZ charges owner of Rena
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 11:51 am | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has charged the owner of the cargo vessel Rena , following the ship’s grounding on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on 5 October. More >>
Rena update #212 - stern section of Rena now sunk
Wednesday, 4 April 2012, 7:04 pm | Maritime New Zealand
MNZ and salvors report the aft section of the Rena has now sunk due to ongoing rough seas pounding the weakened structure. This was confirmed during a second overflight of the vessel about 4pm today. More >>
Rena media update 211 4/4/12
Wednesday, 4 April 2012, 12:40 pm | Maritime New Zealand
• Waikato Regional Council staff have this morning checked Coromandel Beaches between Whiritoa and Whitianga, but have so far reported no sign of oil or debris coming ashore. However, they will continue to monitor these areas over the coming days and ... More >>
MNZ update – Rena #210
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 6:51 pm | Maritime New Zealand
• Further to this afternoon’s update, the oil spill response team has confirmed a small amount of oil is leaking from the wreck. More >>
Rena update #209
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 3:33 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Heavy swells hitting the wreck of the cargo ship Rena have resulted in further containers being released from a hold in the bow section, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says. More >>
MNZ Rena update #208
Monday, 2 April 2012, 12:02 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Good morning all – here is today’s Rena update: Please note that as of next week, due to reduced demand, we will be down-scaling our Rena media updates to once a week. These will be issued on Friday, with the first issued on April 13. These plans will ... More >>
MNZ update – Rena #207
Friday, 30 March 2012, 11:40 am | Maritime New Zealand
MNZ update – Rena #207 Salvage • The crane barge Smit Borneo is positioned on the starboard side of the wreck. • Over the past few days, salvors have removed two containers of pulp from the wreck and two more from the seabed next to the wreck. ... More >>
Rena update #206 26/2/12
Monday, 26 March 2012, 11:49 am | Maritime New Zealand
Salvage • The crane barge Smit Borneo is now secured on the starboard side of the wreck to recommence salvage operations. Divers are in the water assisting with the recovery of debris from the seabed. • Svitzer salvors have removed two hatch ... More >>
MNZ update - Rena #205: Examining the Damage
Friday, 23 March 2012, 10:44 am | Maritime New Zealand
Salvage • A full team of 16 Svitzer salvors are on board Rena today, examining the damage resulting from Wednesday night’s heavy weather event. It is likely to take some time to make this assessment. More >>
Rena update #204
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 6:03 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Rena update #204 Maritime New Zealand is continuing to closely monitor the condition of the Rena , following recent deterioration of the front and rear sections of the wreck due to recent heavy weather. The Astrolabe Reef was hit by with swells of up ... More >>
Rena update #203 22/2/12: Further deterioration
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 11:48 am | Maritime New Zealand
Heavy weather in the Bay of Plenty over the past couple of days has resulted in a further deterioration of the stern and forward section of Rena . This has resulted in a release of an unknown number of containers, and a debris field trailing from ... More >>
MNZ media update - Rena #201
Monday, 19 March 2012, 11:24 am | Maritime New Zealand
Update on the Rena operation Salvage • The weather forecast is for winds gusting at between 40 to 50 knots at the Astrolabe Reef for the next few days, easing on Thursday morning. Swells of up to 4m to 5m are also expected. These conditions will ... More >>
Rena update #200 - crane barge reconnects
Friday, 16 March 2012, 11:18 am | Maritime New Zealand
Rena update #200 Salvage • The crane barge Smit Borneo is now reconnected to Rena on the starboard side of the partially submerged stern section. • Svitzer salvors have attached a hot tap to the starboard wing tank in an effort to extract the remaining ... More >>
