By David McNeill 3 February 2012 TOKYO – Researchers working around Japan’s disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant say bird populations there have begun to dwindle, in what may be a chilling harbinger of the impact of radioactive fallout on local life. In the first major study of the impact of the world’s worst nuclear crisis […]
This three-minute clip presents a lovely summary of the MV Rena salvage operation. The hull breaks in half at 2:30 due to wave action. Contiainer Ship Rena – Timelapse Technorati Tags: Oceania,pollution,coral,oil spill,bird decline,penguin
24 January 2012 (Radio New Zealand) – Salvage work on the Rena reached a milestone on Tuesday with all containers holding hazardous material now removed from the upper decks of the vessel. Thirty-two containers of dangerous goods, including flammable and toxic chemicals, were on board the Rena when it ran aground on Astrolabe Reef on […]
Contact: University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaLeonard Freed, (808) 956-8655 Rebecca Cann, (808) 956-552119 January 2012 Native birds at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge are in unprecedented trouble, according to a paper recently published in the journal PLoS ONE. The paper, titled “Changes in timing, duration, and symmetry of molt of Hawaiian forest birds,” was authored […]
January 19 (ONE News) – For the first time salvage crews have removed containers from the front section of the stricken Rena. ONE News got close to the cargo vessel for the first time today since it split in half 12 days ago. Reporter Kim Vinnell said that as well as the pungent smell of […]
16 January 2012 (voxy.co.nz) – Aerial observation flights to Rena this morning by Maritime New Zealand and Svitzer salvors confirm no change to the state of the wreck. The crane barge Smit Borneo is now in position near the wreck of the Rena. Swell and sea conditions continue to ease at Astrolabe Reef with more […]
January 15 (Fairfax NZ News) – As cargo from the wrecked Rena continues to wash up on the shoreline, the government faces calls for a royal commission of inquiry into the maritime disaster. The container ship – which ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef off Mt Maunganui in early October – broke up seven days […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Half of a cargo ship that ran aground on a New Zealand reef three months ago began sinking into the ocean Tuesday, and debris and some oil were drifting from the wreck. The stern section of the Rena began slipping from its previous position on the Astrolabe Reef in the morning […]
By the CNN Wire Staff8 January 2012 (CNN) – A cargo ship that ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand last year has split in two, spewing debris and triggering the possibility of a new oil spill, officials said Sunday. Hundreds of tonnes of oil have already leaked from the ship, […]
By Vicki Waterhouse, Fairfax NZ News7 January 2012 Four more penguins have been brought into Massey University’s wildlife centre in Palmerston North as oil from the stricken Rena continues to cause havoc on the Tauranga coastline. Staff from Massey University’s wildlife centre have been helping hundreds of oiled birds and animals in Tauranga since October […]
