Maritime New Zealand
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AUCKLAND — Company’s failure to ensure health and safety policies and procedures were correctly followed played a key role in the tragic death of a passenger on a luxury charter vessel.
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WESTPORT — Work is being undertaken today to ensure the grounded barge, Manahau remains stable at Westport's Carters Beach.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A detention notice has been issued by Maritime NZ on the vessel, Shiling.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The Shiling will shortly be piloted into berth at Wellington’s CentrePort.
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TASMAN — Maritime NZ understands an agreement has been made for the Shiling to be towed to Wellington.
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The Shiling is now connected to the ocean going tug the Skandi Emerald At 8.27 AM 12 May, the Shiling, a Singaporean flagged vessel put out a request for assistance, after it lost power and steering.
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TASMAN — Maritime NZ’s RCCNZ is responding to a Mayday request from the Singaporean cargo vessel the Shiling.
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After two complex investigations, Maritime NZ has this month filed charges in relation to two fatal incidents at ports last April.
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With autumn now here, Maritime NZ is reminding boaties to be prepared and make the adjustment to cooler weather.
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QUEENSTOWN — A Queenstown man was sentenced this week following the incident in February last year when a child was seriously injured during a day out on his boat.
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A tramper in south Westland who appears to have activated his personal locator beacon simply because he was running late and wanted a ride to his car wasted time, taxpayers' money, and potentially put others at risk.
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The search and rescue mission involving a Twin Otter aircraft missing in Antarctica since Wednesday with three crew on board has moved into a recovery phase, after wreckage of the plane was located on Saturday.
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The weather conditions in Antarctica remain unchanged.
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Bad weather continues to prevent searchers travelling to the site of a beacon activated by an aircraft with a crew of three Canadian men, overdue on a flight in Antarctica from the South Pole to Terra Nova Bay.
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Bad weather is hampering the search for an aircraft with a crew of three Canadian men, overdue on a flight in Antarctica from the South Pole to Terra Nova Bay.
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Fishing company Sanford and fish processing company Pelco have each been fined and ordered to pay a total of $10,000 in reparation after pleading guilty to charges under the Health and Safety in Employment Act following a serious hand injury to a Pelco employee working on board a Sanford vessel in December 2011.
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New rules restricting the disposal of garbage (or marine debris) from ships, pleasure craft and offshore installations are now in force, with the aim of reducing the amount of marine pollution.
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The search for a 13-year-old missing after a boating incident in Kawakawa Bay off Auckland again highlights the importance of simple safety preparations when boating, Maritime New Zealand says.
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New rules restricting the disposal of garbage (or marine debris) from ships, pleasure craft and offshore installations are now in force, with the aim of reducing the amount of marine pollution.
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Maritime New Zealand is urging all boaties, not just those in larger vessels to be mindful of safe boating practices, following the fruitless search for a 72-year-old man off the Wairarapa coastline.
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The search for a 72-year-old man missing off the Wairarapa coast has been formally suspended.
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The Police Dive Squad has been searching throughout Saturday for a 72-year-old man missing off the Wairarapa coast, but no sign of the man has been found.
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DUNEDIN — Four people have been winched from the water after their 6m vessel sunk suddenly approximately 10 nautical miles (18.5km) off the Taieri River mouth, south of Dunedin.
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WAIRARAPA — A search is underway for a 72-year-old Martinborough man missing off the south Wairarapa coast near Te Awaiti.
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The search for 10 fishermen missing off Samoa following last week's cyclone was suspended this morning.
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A total of 10 men from four fishing boats missing off Samoa are now the subject of searching by a RNZAF P3 Orion and French Navy Guardian aircraft tasked by the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ).
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A formal Arrangement covering areas for cooperation in the Southern Ocean has been signed by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) and the Korea Coast Guard.
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Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) is inviting industry to have its say on a series of regulatory changes to seafarer certification planned for implementation next year.
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An RNZAF P3 Orion is returning to New Zealand after finding no sign of three fishermen missing for four days south of the island of Tarawa, Kiribati.
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The crew of a 13.7 metre (45ft) yacht en route from Fiji to Opua spent an anxious night manually pumping water out of the vessel after it began taking on water and lost power, 54km east of North Cape.
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Two potentially disastrous boating incidents within a week highlight the need for recreational boaties to be well prepared before heading out on the water this summer.
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The rescue of two trampers with broken ankles within two days highlights the value of carrying personal locator beacons when tramping in remote locations.
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An Australian tramper was spared a cold and painful night on the Motatapu Track near Wanaka after seriously injuring his lower leg and activating the tramping group’s Personal Locator Beacon (PLB).
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Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has welcomed the guilty plea by Daina Shipping Co., the registered owners of the Rena, to a charge under the Resource Management Act relating to the discharge of harmful substances following the grounding of the ship in October 2011.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Underwater steel cutting continues with a team of five divers onboard the Rena each day.
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A late decision to take a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) likely saved a man’s life, after he was rescued from a remote area of bush in Fiordland after activating it yesterday afternoon (11 October).
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Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has laid ten criminal charges as a result of the Easy Rider sinking.
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BAY OF PLENTY — An independent review of the response by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) to the grounding of the Rena on Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga on 5 October 2011 will be conducted by former Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Murdoch.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The New Zealand Government and Daina Shipping Company (owner of the MV Rena) have reached a comprehensive financial settlement in respect of matters arising from the ship's grounding on 5 October 2011.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Steel removal from the Rena wreck continues with daily helicopter operations using McDermott Aviation Bell 214 heavy lift helicopter.
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The sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago had a “significant impact” on improving safety in the maritime sector internationally, says the Associate Minister of Transport, Simon Bridges, at World Maritime Day last week.
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KERIKERI — A 24-year-old tramper was rescued from a forest west of Kerikeri after activating his Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) late this morning.
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BAY OF PLENTY — This week teams have recovered 1000 containers from the wreck of the Rena.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Good progress was made on Rena this week, despite salvage operations being suspended for two days due to high winds and swells.
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A new Bill currently before Parliamen tproposes the transfer of some responsibilities from Maritime New Zealand to the Environmental Protection Authority.
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CANTERBURY — All 43 crew of the 64m New Zealand fishing boat Amaltal Columbia, owned by Talley’s, have abandoned ship and been transferred to two other fishing vessels following a fire on board, approximately 70km north-east of Lyttelton Heads.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Earlier this week, rough weather battered the Rena wreck, causing damage to the bow.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The past seven days has been highly productive for Resolve Salvage & Fire - wreck reduction has progressed through the removal of 85 individual pieces of steel, with the total steel weight removed now 300 tonnes.
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The sentencing of Timaru man David Lloyd Batchelor following the death of a friend in a boating accident highlights the tragic consequences of not following basic Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) safety guidelines, MNZ Manager, Maritime Investigations, Steve van der Splinter says.
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TAURANGA — Steel cutting on board the Rena continued with very good progress made during the current stable weather window.
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The 78ft fishing/passenger vessel Torea, with 26 persons on board (23 passengers, three crew), struck a rock and was taking on water east of Green Island in Foveaux Strait.
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BAY OF PLENTY — This week saw the first sections cut and removed from the fore section of the Rena, with the Bell 214 heavy-lift helicopter completing 14 separate lifts to the barge Kapua.
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The first jet boat drivers in the country to be licensed under a change to maritime rules received their licenses in Queenstown today.
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The launch of the Fishing Sector Action Plan today (16 August) reflects an ongoing partnership to reduce the rate of injuries and fatalities in the commercial fishing industry, Maritime New Zealand General Manager, Maritime Services, Sharyn Forsyth said.
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The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has coordinated the rescue of three people from Dome Hut on Mt Ruapehu.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) continues to liaise with US salvors Resolve, appointed by the Rena’s owners and insurers to undertake wreck removal work.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) continues to liaise with US salvors Resolve, appointed by the Rena’s owners and insurers to undertake wreck removal work.
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Amendments to Maritime Rule Part 40D (Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing Ships) reflect existing best practice in the fishing industry, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) General Manager Maritime Services Sharyn Forsyth said today.
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TAURANGA — The tender process for the next stage of salvage work – wreck removal – is continuing.
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TAURANGA — The tender process for the next stage of salvage work - wreck removal - is continuing.
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The new driver licence for commercial jet boat drivers operating on rivers reflects existing good practice in the industry, Maritime New Zealand general manager Maritime Services Sharyn Forsyth said today.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The tender process for the next stage of salvage work - wreck removal - is continuing.
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TAURANGA — The tender process for the next stage of salvage work - wreck removal - is continuing.
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BAY OF PLENTY — A total of 945 containers from Rena have been recovered to port (including those recovered from the seabed – see Braemar update below).
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The search for two men missing after their yacht was wrecked last Thursday near the island of Late, west of Vava'u, Tonga, has been suspended.
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Searchers have completed a comprehensive search of the island of Late, west of Vava'u, Tonga, but have found no sign of two men missing since their yacht, Navillus, was wrecked last Thursday night.
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A party of nine searchers will today continue to search the island of Late, west of Vava'u, Tonga, for two men missing since their yacht, Navillus, was wrecked last Thursday night.
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A party of nine searchers will spend the night on the island of Late, west of Vava'u, Tonga, with the land-based search continuing tomorrow for two men missing since their yacht, Navillus, was wrecked last Thursday night.
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Sixteen searchers have today been put ashore to make a land-based search of the island of Late, west of Vava'u, Tonga, for two men missing since their yacht, Navillus, was wrecked last Thursday night.
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18 June 2012 - 1.00pm Continuing high seas today have made it impossible to carry out the planned land-based search of the island of Late, west of Vava’u, Tonga, for two men missing since their yacht was wrecked on Thursday.
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18 June 2012 - 8.15am An attempt will be made today to undertake a land-based search of the island of Late, west of the island of Vava'u, Tonga, for two men missing since their yacht was wrecked on Thursday, the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) says.
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17 June 2012 - 3.30pm Due to heightened sea states in Tonga, around the islands of Vava'u and Late, the fishing vessel carrying the search party arranged to look for the two missing Australians was not able to reach Late today as planned.
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16 June 2012 - 8.15am The search will resume today for two men missing after the 50ft yacht Navillus was wrecked off the island of Late, west of the island of Vava'u, Tonga, on Thursday night.
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Searching is underway for two men missing after the 50ft yacht Navillus was wrecked off the island of Late, west of the island of Vava'u, Tonga, on Thursday night.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 15 June 2012 - 3.15pm Salvage activity this week has focused on the demobilising of equipment after the joint venture salvage partners, Smit and Svitzer, completed the current phase of the salvage operation by recovering all accessible containers, a month ahead of schedule.
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8 June 2012 - 12.00pm Relatively calm weather conditions at the beginning of the week allowed good progress to be made on the Rena salvage activities before strong winds later in the week.
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The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has coordinated the rescue of two women trapped by snow in Christopher Hut in the Ada Valley, near Lewis Pass.
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5 June 2012 - 11.30am The damaged yacht Beau Geste is now safely anchored off Norfolk Island's capital Kingston, after suffering hull and decking damage 100 nautical miles east of the island while participating in the Auckland to Noumea yacht race.
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5 June 2012 - 8.30am Wind and sea conditions are slowing the progress of the damaged yacht Beau Geste as it attempts to reach the sheltered waters of Norfolk Island's capital Kingston.
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5 June 2012 - 6.00am The yacht Beau Geste is making its way towards Norfolk Island, accompanied by a fishing boat that joined the stricken vessel overnight.
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4 June 2012 - 10.30pm The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is currently coordinating the rescue of 18 people on board a yacht around 100 nautical miles east of Norfolk Island.
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The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has today assisted with coordination the rescue of a man and a woman from a New Zealand registered yacht, which sank after hitting a reef off Fiji at around 12 noon.
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AUCKLAND CITY — A 21-year-old Auckland tramper suffering from hypothermia has been rescued in the Nelson region after setting off the emergency locator beacon his mother insisted he carry.
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25 May 2012 - 6.30pm The Master and Second Officer of the cargo vessel Rena were today sentenced on a total of 11 charges laid by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ), following an investigation into the ship's grounding on the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga on 5 October.
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TAURANGA — 24 May 2012 - 2.17pm Excellent progress has been made on container removal from the wreck site over the past week, with 21 containers removed from the bow section on Monday – the highest number of containers removed in a single day since the break up of the wreck.
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TAURANGA — 18 May 2012 - 12.00am Rough weather at the reef earlier in the week caused some disruption to salvage activity but salvors resumed work yesterday and made good progress, removing a large number of bundles of aluminium ingots from the number 1 hold.
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TAURANGA — 11 May 2012 - 12.00am Salvors have made good progress through the week, although operations were suspended yesterday due to heavy swells around the wreck site making salvage activity unsafe.
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A second high speed vessel operator charged after a passenger received serious back injuries has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court this afternoon, following a prosecution by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ).
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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 (MNZ).
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TAURANGA — 4 May 2012 - 1.05pm Svitzer has continued to make good progress removing containers and debris from the Rena wreck over the past week.
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TAURANGA — 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.
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TAURANGA — 27 April 2012 - 11.20am Svitzer salvors have made good progress in removing containers and cargo from Rena throughout the week.
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TAURANGA — 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.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 5 April 2012 - 11.30am Debris from Rena has washed ashore at Tairua, in the Coromandel (see container and debris recovery section below).
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BAY OF PLENTY — 4 April 2012 - 5.30pm MNZ and salvors report the aft section of the Rena has now sunk due to ongoing rough seas pounding the weakened structure.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 4 April 2012 - 11.30am 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.
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TAURANGA — 3 April 2012 - 5.30pm Further to this afternoon's update, the oil spill response team has confirmed a small amount of oil is leaking from the wreck.
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TAURANGA — 3 April 2012 - 3.30pm 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.
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TAURANGA — 2 April 2012 - 11.30am The Smit Borneo departed the wreck on Saturday due to poor weather conditions, and is likely to remain in port this week due to forecast bad weather from Tuesday through until Sunday.
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