What happened to the container ship Rena?
MV Rena was a 3,351 TEU container ship owned by the Greek shipping company Costamare Inc. On 5 October 2011, due to navigation errors near the Astrolabe Reef, the Rena ran aground near Tauranga, New Zealand, resulting in an oil spill.
What happened to the MV Lyubov Orlova?
After being taken out of service in 2010, she sat in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada for two years. Decommissioning was fraught with problems and the ship eventually became a floating derelict in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2013. She is believed to have sunk.
Why did the Rena disaster happen?
The spill was caused by the grounding of MV Rena on the Astrolabe Reef. The Rena was a container ship and cargo vessel owned by the Greek shipping company Costamare Inc., through one of its subsidiary companies Daina Shipping. The spill has been described as New Zealand’s worst maritime environmental disaster.
What happened to the captain of the Rena?
The men responsible for causing New Zealand’s worst maritime environmental disaster by grounding the Rena off Tauranga’s coast have been sentenced to seven months in jail. …
When did the Rena sink?
5 October 2011
Page 7 – The wreck of the Rena On 5 October 2011 the Mediterranean Shipping Company-chartered, Liberian-flagged container ship Rena astonished local mariners by grounding on the clearly marked Astrolabe Reef in the Bay of Plenty while approaching Tauranga Harbour. Three months later the vessel broke in half.
Has the Orlova been found?
During efforts to find the Russian cruiser an illegal fishing vessel near Scotland which had its transponder turned off was discovered. But all attempts to locate the MV Lyubov Orlova by the Irish Coast Guard proved unsuccessful. In 2016 another unmanned vessel washed up on Irish shores.
How did the Mary Celeste crew disappeared?
On the less-sensationalized end, an investigation chronicled in the 2007 documentary “The True Story of the Mary Celeste” was able to offer no definite conclusion, but did suggest a scenario in which a faulty chronometer, rough seas and a clogged onboard pump could have led Briggs to order the ship abandoned shortly …
Has the Rena been removed?
Container removal operations from Rena began once all of the oil had been removed, with the first container lifted off on 16 November 2011. On 8 January 2012, Rena separated into two pieces and an estimated 200–300 of the approximately 830 remaining containers were lost overboard.
When did the ship Rena sink?
On 5 October 2011 the Mediterranean Shipping Company-chartered, Liberian-flagged container ship Rena astonished local mariners by grounding on the clearly marked Astrolabe Reef in the Bay of Plenty while approaching Tauranga Harbour. Three months later the vessel broke in half.