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Container Ship Rena Info

The Container Ship Rena ran aground off the coast of Tauranga, New Zealand at 7am, 5th October 2011. The cause of the grounding has not yet been determined. This page is a collection of News, Images and Video that has been collated since the grounding.

Ship Stats: 
Name: CV Rena
Vessel type: cargo vessel
Length: 236 metres
Beam: 32 metres
Draught: 12 metres
Tonnage: 47,230 DWT
Crew: 25 at time of grounding
Cargo: 1,368 containers at time of grounding, 11 containing dangerous goods
Fuel: 1,733 tonnes of oil on board at time of grounding
Year of construction: 1990
IMO no: 8806802
Flag: Liberia
Home port: Monrovia
Owners: Costamare Shipping
Charterer: Mediterranean Shipping Company

Latest Articles

• 04/04/2012   Container Ship Rena Update - Rena getting battered by 10 metre swells
  

  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.

• 22/03/2012   Container Ship Rena Update 20th March 2012 - Images
  

  There has been some additional movement in the vessel overnight. Note that more information will be made available later this morning as it comes to hand.

• 12/02/2012   10 Best images of the Container Ship Rena Disaster
  

  View the 10 best pictures of the Container Ship Rena ran aground on the 5th of October 2011 just off the coast of Tauranga

• 01/02/2012   Container Ship Rena Update - 30th Jan 2012
  

  Salvors today plan to remove two 20 empty foot stock feed containers from the port side of the bow section using the crane barge Smit Borneo The Smit Borneo will be repositioned during the day to the stern of the Rena

• 10/01/2012   Stern of Container Ship Rena Sinking - Images
  

  Images of the Stern of the Container Ship Rena going into the water

• 10/01/2012   Breaking News - Aft section of Container Ship Rena has Sunk
  

  The aft section of the Rena has sunk on the reef this morning; consequently we have not yet heard back from the Harbourmaster on the recommended shipping route to the port.

• 08/01/2012   Container Ship Rena finally split in two - Images
  

  Container Ship Rena finally split in two after bad weather hits Tauranga, New Zealand

• 08/01/2012   Breaking News - Port of Tauranga Update on Container Ship Rena
  

  8th January 2012: Bad weather and large swells overnight have significantly altered the condition of the Rena, aground on Astrolabe Reef.

• 07/12/2011   Container Ship Rena - Environmental Impact (Images)
  

  Images of the envirnmental impact the stricken container ship Rena has had on the wildlife and environment

• 17/11/2011   20 Incredible Images of the Container Ship Rena - Container Removal
  

  A collection of 20 Images Courtesy of Maritime New Zealand.