Rena update 86: 10 November 2011:
10.30am
Salvage:
- Heavy fuel oil is
being transferred from the number 5 starboard tank on the Rena to the
tanker Awanuia, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) said
- Salvors began
pumping at 6pm yesterday, MNZ Salvage Unit Manager Arthur Jobard said.
- By 7am they had
removed 31 tonnes of oil and were exploring ways to speed up the rate of
flow. This could include installing a 4th hot tap and / or
adding other pumps.
- Pumping is also
underway to transfer the last of the lubricating oil from the Rena’s
engine room storage tank to the Go Canopus.
Containers:
- Contractors Braemar
Howells are continuing to remove debris from containers washed up on
- Braemar Howells has
been contracted by Svitzer Salvage to recover containers and their
contents washed overboard from the Rena in the storm 3 weeks ago. They
have 2 vessels equipped with sonar, which are carrying out grid searches
of the seabed, looking for sunken containers.
- Anyone finding
containers or debris is asked to call 0800 OIL SPILL (0800 645 774)
immediately.
Beach cleanup:
National On Scene Commander Rob Service said that shoreline
assessments and clean-ups were continuing today, involving New Zealand Defence
Force personnel, trained oil spill responders, iwi, contractors and volunteers.
Mr Service said that volunteers continued to make a
valuable contribution to the oil spill response.
- There are 2
volunteer clean-ups today, at Papamoa and Maketu, and
- Volunteers are also
supporting iwi on
Wildlife:
- 5 little blue
penguins were brought in to the oiled wildlife facility after overnight
patrols on
- Wildlife teams are
patrolling again today, with 5 teams working between
Source: Maritime New
Zealand
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