| Shipwreck - "Rena" | Markopolo | 1/8/12 1:24 PM | According to THIS article in the Wall Street Journal, New Zealand's "worst maritime environmental disaster" is occurring on Astrolabe Reef, 22 km NE of Tauranga harbor. The reason for the ship running aground is under investigation, but the same ship |
| Re: Shipwreck - "Rena" | NormB | 1/8/12 5:15 PM | Quote: |
| Re: Shipwreck - "Rena" | Markopolo | 1/8/12 6:09 PM | Originally Posted By: NormB...From an overlay lined up as Accurately as I could, your placemark is only a couple of stones throw away... Er, em, I missed by over 4 km. There's probably a reason why I'm not a ship's navigator. The thought of finding |
| Re: Shipwreck - "Rena" | Diane9247 | 1/10/12 12:01 AM | Gosh, New Zealand seems to be taking one beating after another. I hope there isn't too much damage to the environment from the breakup. This captain sounds a little crazy._________________________ ...UNICEF Horn of Africa... Women for Women Internati |
| Re: Shipwreck - "Rena" | ET_Explorer_2012 | 1/10/12 11:33 PM | Half Wrecked Cargo Ship Sinks Off New Zealand Reef TAURANGA, New Zealand, January 10, 2012 (ENS) - Most of the stern section of the cargo ship Rena has slipped off the Astrolabe Reef and has sunk into the sea off the north end of New Zealand's North |