The next step in clearing the Manawanui wreck from a reef in Sāmoa is to remove the fuel from the sunken […]
Continue readingoil spill
Reef damage and small oil leaks from Manawanui wreck – Expert Reaction
Samoa’s Marine Pollution Advisory Committee (MPAC) has confirmed that the capsized HMNZS Manawanui is leaking residual oil from three locations. The oil leakage is […]
Continue reading
Court of Inquiry launched into Manawanui sinking – Expert Reaction
The New Zealand Defence Force has announced details of its Court of Inquiry into the wreck of HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa. A […]
Continue reading
Manawanui sinks off coast of Samoa – Expert Reaction
New Zealand naval ship the HMNZS Manawanui ran aground near the southern coast of the island Upolu in Samoa before sinking on […]
Continue readingRemembering Rena: Oil spill research – In the News
Nearly five years after the ship Rena ran aground on Otaiti (Astrolabe Reef) and caused the worst oil spill in […]
Continue readingNew Zealand’s oil spill record scrutinised – In the News
More than our tons of oil have been spilt in New Zealand waters since the Rena oil spill in 2011, […]
Continue readingDeep sea oil spill projections – experts respond
How widespread an impact would the failure of a deep sea oil well in New Zealand waters have on coastlines […]
Continue readingCafe Scientifique covers Rena spill
The Rena grounding was the focus of a night of informal talks from experts at a cafe in Tauranga this […]
Continue readingExperts on deteriorating state of Rena
The stricken container ship Rena is being hit with four metre swells hampering efforts to remove oil and prevent further […]
Continue readingScientists may look at oil-eating bacteria cleaning Rena spill
The black tide of contamination pouring from the container ship Rena, in New Zealand’s biggest fuel oil spill, may yet […]
Continue reading