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Captain of ship grounded off New Zealand coast arrested

New Zealand's authorities arrested on Wednesday the captain of a container ship that ran aground off New Zealand's north-eastern coast, causing a major oil spill

11:46 12/10/2011

New Zealand's authorities arrested on Wednesday the captain of a container ship that ran aground off New Zealand's north-eastern coast, causing a major oil spill, the Herald Sun newspaper reported.

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The aftermath of the most serious environmental disaster ever to take place in New Zealand
20:45 12/10/2011
On October 5 the container ship Rena, sailing under the Liberian flag, ran aground 14 kilometers from the town of Mount Maunganui, a popular tourist destination. As a result of the crash, a substantial quantity of oil leaked into the water from the ship's damaged hull.

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Potentially New Zealand's worst ever maritime environmental disaster
12:52 12/10/2011
The condition of a stricken cargo ship stuck on a reef and leaking oil off the coast of New Zealand worsened on Wednesday, with about 70 containers falling overboard and the vessel moving onto a steeper lean. Rough seas and poor weather conditions were making any possibility of a salvage crew boarding the 775-foot (236-metre) ship impossible, officials said

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New Zealand oil spill

A container ship struck a reef off New Zealand's coast on October 5. Between 130-350 tons of fuel oil is thought to have leaked from the vessel causing the country's worst maritime pollution disaster.