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Rena Oil spill : A wake up call … but did we ‘get’ it?
Victoria Travers: What we can learn from Rena. Marine Advocate gives her views in the NZ Herald – which this blogger wholeheartedly agrees with! More at http://twitter.com/#!/LearnFromNature Last month I spent a few days alongside others from around New Zealand helping with the Rena clean-up. As one of 140 or so people working on oiled wildlife [...]
New Zealand spill update : Removal of Rena oil enters final lap
More than 350 tonnes of oil spilled into the sea, killing hundreds of birds and leaving previously clean beaches in black muck and leaving Maritime Forest and Bird http://twitter.com/#!/forest_and_bird has been active in the rescue and rehab of oil-affected birds. Salvage divers working on the MV Rena have attached hot taps to the starboard engine as efforts [...]
Oil spill Update : Reno volunteers please …
From NZ Herald Follow me at http://twitter.com/#!/LearnFromNature | More than 1000 tonnes of oil has now been pumped off the Rena, however salvors now face the difficult task of pumping fuel from the submerged number 5 starboard fuel tank. Meanwhile Maritime New Zealand is calling for those signed up to volunteer [...]
Oil spill : Forest and Bird active in cleanup
On October 5 the container ship Rena struck the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga, spilling around 350 tonnes of oil into the sea. This coastline is home to a rich array of seabirds, shorebirds, whales, dolphins and fur seals. The effect on the surrounding wildlife will no doubt be devastating – and will last for years [...]
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