Tugboat continues to remain beached at Miramar:

PANAJI: A tug boat which had run aground at Miramar beach continues to lie in the same position for nearly a fortnight as efforts to salvage it proved difficult, sources said.The vessel was stranded on the beach on November 2.

Port administration department sources said the vessel may have navigated on the wrong side and got stuck in shallow depths.The tug boat belonging to a Mumbai-based firm is part of infrastructure, including barges and other vessels, being used for scrapping the grounded ship River Princess at Candolim.

The tug boat is used for barges moving up and down the river with scrap from Candolim to the scrapyard at Bainguinim. "The vessel owners have informed that they are trying to pull it out," said Capt James Braganza, Captain of Ports.

The draft for the movement of the vessel will be available only at the highest tide on November 21.Stating that grounding of vessels is common due to shallow depths, Braganza said, "Digging on the stern side will be done to float the tug." This will help create a gradient at the highest tide for vessel to be pulled into the water, he added.

Source: The Times of India. 17 November 2011

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-17/goa/30409987_1_miramar-beach-vessel-river-princess

MV Rena - Grounding off the coast of Tauranga :: Last updated 7.00am : 12 November 2011

The Rena sitting in calm conditions while oil is transferred to the Go Canopus and the Awanuia. 11 November

MEDIA UPDATE : 7.10am 12 November 2011

• A salvage team of three remained on board overnight and maintained continuous pumping of oil from the starboard number 5 fuel oil tank to the Awanuia.
• The salvors advise they have maintained a flow rate of around 4 tonnes an hour. We will aim to provide an updated figure of the total amount pumped this afternoon.
• Weather conditions remain good for salvage operations.
• Shoreline clean-up teams will today be working on Matakana and Rabbit Islands, as well as at Mount Maunganui and Maketū.

The next media update will be at 11am.

The Go Canopus and the Awanuia receive oil from the Rena. 11 November

Rena update 89 : 11 November 2011: 7.00pm

Good progress continues to be made in removing the last of the oil from the submerged number 5 starboard fuel oil tank on the grounded container ship Rena, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.

MNZ Salvage Unit Manager Arthur Jobard said salvors had maintained continuous pumping of heavy fuel oil from Rena to the tanker Awanuia today.

This graphic simulates the flooding of sea water inside Rena's hull. 9 November

At 6am this morning, around 116 tonnes of oil had been removed from the 358 tonnes in the starboard tank and the flow rate has held steady all day at about 4 tonnes per hour.

"We have now removed around a third of the heavy fuel oil from this tank. We are making good progress thanks to an extra pump on the line," said Mr Jobard.

This graphic shows inside Rena. The No.5 HFO starboard tank is shown with the bottom half full of the water that was pumped in to raise the oil to the top of the tank for hot tapping. 9 November

The team was using a ‘hot tapping’ technique, which is a method of extracting oil from the submerged tank without allowing the oil in the tank to leak out.

"The team has also been removing the last remnants of lubricating oil, along with emptying the storage tanks. Tomorrow the team hopes to start sucking out the final bits of heavy fuel oil from the bottom of number 5 port fuel oil tank," he said.

This graphic focuses on a section of the Rena where pressure has caused light indentations between frames (like ribs) 74 and 83 and more severe damage underneath. 9 November

The weather forecast for the next few days was good for salvage operations, with only minimal swells and light winds. The clear weather was forecast to remain until Wednesday.

Assistant National On-Scene Commander Scott Read said beach clean-up events will continue at the weekend. On Saturday clean-up crews will be at Papamoa, Matakana Island and Maketu and on Sunday at Matakana Island and Papamoa.

This graphic shows the stern of the Rena and the area of buckling. 9 November

A total of 904 tonnes of oily waste has so far been collected by the clean-up crews.

A view of the Rena and other salvage vessels seen from an early morning observation flight. 9 November

Source: Maritime New Zealand. 12 November 2011

http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/news/media-releases-2011/20111111b.asp

Grounding off the coast of Tauranga : Last updated 6.55am 11 November 2011

MEDIA UPDATE 6.50am 11 November:

• 6 salvors remained on board Rena overnight, maintaining continuous pumping from the number 5 starboard tank into the tanker Awanuia.
• The salvage team advises they are making good progress with increasing the flow rate of the oil.
• An update on the total amount of oil pumped from the tank will be provided this afternoon at the press conference. The total amount removed as at 14.45pm yesterday was 54 tonnes.
• Shoreline clean-up teams will be working on Matakana Island, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa, Motiti Island, Maketu and Rabbit Island today.

The next media update will be at 10.30am.

Rena update 87: 10 November 2011: 6.00pm

Oil is now being continuously pumped at a stable rate from the submerged number 5 starboard fuel oil tank on the grounded container ship Rena, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.

As at 3pm today, around 54 tonnes of heavy fuel oil from the tank had been transferred to the adjacent oil tanker Awanuia.

MNZ Salvage Unit Manager Arthur Jobard said this left around 300 tonnes of oil still to be pumped off the ship to empty the final and most challenging tank.

“It is really pleasing to see oil being pumped from this tank,” Mr Jobard said.

“Getting to this point has been incredibly challenging for the salvors. They have worked tirelessly to start removing oil despite setbacks along the way, and this is a significant milestone for the entire operation.

“Every tonne of oil they take off the ship is another tonne that will not go into the water.”

Mr Jobard said the team was now working to speed up the pumping rate from the tank, in an effort to get the oil off as quickly as possible. The team was using a “hot tapping” technique, which is a method of extracting oil from the submerged tank without allowing the oil in the tank to leak out.

The pumping rate is currently around 3 tonnes an hour but salvors were working to increase this by installing a 4th hot tap and adding other pumps.

Mr Jobard said once all the oil had been pumped off the ship, then, weather permitting, container removal from Rena would begin.

The container barge, Sea Tow 60, was already on hand ready to start work and the crane barge, Smit Borneo, was also on its way from Singapore and was due to arrive by early December.

This bigger barge has a greater reach, which will enable it to recover containers out of reach of the ST60. It also has accommodation on board which will allow salvors to remain on the barge, thus saving transfer time.

National On Scene Commander Rob Service said shoreline clean-up assessment teams had been working on Motiti Island today, and on beach areas between Mount Maunganui and Maketu.

New Zealand Defence Force personnel, volunteers and contractors were involved in clean-up operations in the same areas.

“The volunteers continue to be a very important part of the oil spill response,” Mr Service said.

“We saw around 120 volunteers participating in beach clean-up operations yesterday, and today, they have been involved in the surf washing process being trialled at Papamoa Beach.”

Surf washing is an oil spill response technique in which a light digger excavates sand and deposits it at the water’s edge, where natural tidal movement separates out clumps of oil, which are then collected.

Mr Service said the trials had gone well today and there would be further surf washing operations tomorrow.

Operation Beach Clean has one beach clean event at Papamoa tomorrow, starting at 10am.

Source: Maritime New Zealand. 11 November 2011

http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/News/Media-releases-2011/20111110b.asp

Grounding off the coast of Tauranga : Last updated 10.30am : 10 November 2011

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 4^th 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 Motiti Island, and will be working at Mount Maunganui and at Matakana Island today.
• 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 Matakana Island.

Wildlife:

• 5 little blue penguins were brought in to the oiled wildlife facility after overnight patrols on Motuotau Island (Rabbit Island), bringing the total number of birds in care to 407.
• Wildlife teams are patrolling again today, with 5 teams working between Waihi Beach and Opotiki, and on Motiti Island.

Source: Maritime New Zealand. 10 November 2011

http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/news/media-releases-2011/20111110a.asp

MV Rena - Grounding off the coast of Tauranga: Last updated 7.00am: 9 November 2011:

Rena update 83: 8 November 2011: 6.00pm

New Zealand Defence Force personnel use salt water to flush oil off rocks at the base of Mt Maunganui. 8 November

Salvage:

• More seawater is being pumped into the submerged number 5 starboard wing tank on the Rena to purge pockets of air that have so far prevented heavy fuel oil from being pumped onto the tanker Awanuia, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) said.

• MNZ Salvage Unit Manager Kenny Crawford said that all the equipment was in place to start pumping oil once the air pockets had been eliminated. Divers placed a 3rd hot tap in the side of the tank this morning to increase the flow of seawater and the tank was being monitored continuously.

• 20 salvors are working on the Rena. As well as working on the number 5 starboard tank, they have removed over 20 tonnes of clean lubricating oil onto the barge Go Canopus. They are continuing to consolidate smaller parcels of engine oil from different compartments to pump them off the Rena.

Generators are used to pump salt water through hoses so it can mimic the effects of strong storms, dislodging oil from rocks at the base of Mt Maunganui. 8 November

Containers:

• Today the container barge Sea Tow 60 (ST60) conducted sea trials, which included laying anchors to test the mooring systems that will be used when the barge begins removing containers from the Rena. The trials were held well away from the Rena so as not to interfere with the oil removal, Mr Crawford said. Early indications were that the trials had gone well and the barge was returning to port late this afternoon.

• Container removal contractor Braemar Howells has 2 vessels conducting sonar sweeps of the seabed in areas where the water is 30m deep, or less. They are searching for containers that were lost overboard in the storm 3 weeks ago. Divers are checking items detected by the scans.

• Wreckage of 3 containers has been removed from the Hicks Bay and Waihau area. Another 2 containers are yet to be removed from Motiti Island.

Oil flushed off the rocks with salt water is caught in a holding pond like this one, where absorbent materials attract oil to prevent it returning to the sea. 8 November

Beach Cleaning:

• National On Scene Commander Rob Service said that 5 teams of New Zealand Defence Force personnel were working between Mount Maunganui and the Maketu Spit today, assessing the state of the beaches, while another contingent was continuing with rock flushing oil removal trials at Mount Maunganui.

• A report of a large amount of oil at Waihi Beach had proved to be an algal bloom, Mr Service said. “At this time of year when there are warm temperatures and calm seas, algal blooms are quite common. We expect to receive more reports of ‘oil’ that turn out to be algae, but we will always check them out to make sure.”

Although many beaches are open, Maritime New Zealand is cautioning people to be alert after the oil spill. 8 November

Wildlife:

• Teams from the oiled wildlife response have been patrolling beaches on the mainland and on Matakana Island again today, checking for oiled wildlife and responding to reports from the public.

• About 50 people are working at the oiled wildlife facility, taking care of the 400 birds that have been cleaned, and the 3 still being treated. Mr Service said that of the birds were little blue penguins, which are being hand fed twice a day as well as weighed and checked regularly.

MEDIA UPDATE: 6.50am 9 November 2011:

• The first aerial observation flight of the morning has reported no apparent change in the Rena's condition.

• A skeleton crew of salvors remained on board overnight and the day shift is being transferred on to the vessel now.

• MNZ Salvage Unit Manager Kenny Crawford said that salvors were "very hopeful" of beginning pumping heavy fuel oil from the submerged #5 starboard tank this morning.

• On shore, oil spill response activities will continue, involving NZ Defence Force personnel, trained oil spill responders, contractors and volunteers (2 events - Papamoa and Maketu)

• Oiled wildlife response teams will also be out again today.

MEDIA REMINDER:

• It is critical to safe operations that the aerial and marine exclusion zone around Rena is observed and respected.

• Entering the exclusion zone can seriously impact on the recovery operation and put those working on salvaging the ship at risk. It is also an offence to enter the exclusion zone and anyone found breaching this zone could be fined up to $20,000.

Source: Maritime New Zealand. 9 November 2011

http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/news/media-releases-2011/20111108b.asp

Grounding off the coast of Tauranga : Rena update 82 : 8 November 2011: 10.30am

Early light catches the cracked hull of the Rena and its lopsided cargo. 8 November

Salvage:

Salvors on the Rena are installing a 3rd hot tap into the submerged number 5 starboard wing tank to raise the pressure enough to enable oil to be pumped out, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) said.

MNZ Salvage Unit Manager Kenny Crawford said the 3rd tap would enable more seawater to be pumped into the tank, raising the pressure sufficiently to enable oil to be pumped through the flange and along 150 metres of hose to the tanker Awanuia moored off the stern.

“The pumps are in place and the hoses are connected. Divers are working in the hold next to the tank installing the hot tap this morning so pumping can begin,” Mr Crawford said.

Locater beacons (called "pingers") have been attached to containers in precarious positions. 7 November

Containers:

• The container barge ST60 was towed out of port to begin sea trials this morning. The trials are to confirm its capability and stability.

• Operations to transfer containers from the Rena to the ST60 will only begin once all the oil has been removed from the vessel.

• Braemar Howells has 2 vessels conducting sonar sweeps of the sea floor to locate containers lost overboard during the storm 3 weeks ago.

Volunteers cleaning Papamoa beach in the 100th volunteer cleanup operation held since Rena gounded on Astrolabe Reef. 6 November

Beach cleanup:

Small particles of oil removed from the beach. 6 November

• National On Scene Commander Rob Service said that in the on-shore oil spill response, teams of people are continuing shoreline cleanup work today. This includes NZ Defence Force personnel working at Mount Maunganui, contractors at Harrison’s Cut and volunteers at Papamoa.

• Rock washing has begun at Mount Maunganui, using sea water to flush out pools of oil.

Oiled Wildlife Response teams work together to give penguins and other birds the best care. 7 November

Wildlife:

• One oiled little blue penguin was captured at Mount Maunganui overnight and is now being cared for at the Oiled Wildlife Facility.

• 2 teams are carrying out shoreline sweeps for further oiled wildlife on Motiti Island today, and other teams are working around the coast on the mainland and on Matakana Island.

A little blue penguin goes through the treatment programme at the Oiled Response Wildlife Centre. 7 November

Source: Maritime New Zealand. 8 October. 2011

http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/news/media-releases-2011/20111108a.asp

Grounding off the coast of Tauranga : Last updated 6.55am; 7 November 2011

Rena update 79 : 6 November 2011: 5.00pm

Salvage teams are pumping 22 tonnes of lubricating oil out of the Rena's engine room onto the barge Awanuia today.

This work is progressing alongside preparations to extract the remaining 358 tonnes of heavy fuel oil from the vessel’s submerged starboard wing tank.

Maritime New Zealand salvage unit manager Kenny Crawford said that more than 20 salvors were working on board the Rena today, manhandling 3 tonnes of hoses, ladders and two large pumps in preparation for pumping. One of the pumps is now in position and the other is still to be placed.

This morning the salvors who are raising the oil level in the starboard tank by pumping in 750 tonnes of seawater, temporarily halted pumping while they vented fumes escaping from the tank. This took four to five hours, Mr Crawford said. Pumping seawater has now resumed.

Monitoring of the vessel’s hull has continued with no further significant buckling found today.

Underwater transponders have been fixed to four containers known to contain hazardous goods, so they can be easily located should they be lost overboard.

Assistant National On Scene Commander Andrew Berry said sonar scans of the seabed were continuing, to try and locate more of the containers which fell off the Rena in a storm three weeks ago. Several have been located on the seabed within 1km of the vessel. The container barge ST60 will begin trials in the Bay of Plenty this week but efforts to lift containers off the Rena will not begin until after the last of the oil has been removed.

On shore, 107 volunteers took part in the 100th beach clean-up event, held at Papamoa beach this morning. Another 40 volunteers turned out at Maketu and 12 at Te Tumu. Since the official volunteer coordination programme began, more than 4000 people have taken part in clean-ups. Mr Berry said their efforts were making a huge difference to the state of the beaches.

There will be 2 more volunteer clean-up operations tomorrow: at Maketu from 9am and at Papamoa from 10.30am.

Shoreline assessment teams are working at Mt Maunganui to decide the best methods to clean up more oil which has been reported there over recent days.

2 lightly oiled little blue penguins from Motiti Island were brought to the Oiled Wildlife Treatment facility today, bringing the total number of birds in care to 403.

Andrew Berry said that all the birds seemed to have coped well with sound from the speedway event last night. He thanked the speedway organisers and Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosbie for agreeing to cancel the fireworks display that would traditionally have ended the event.

Media update – 7 November 2011 6.55am

• There is no update yet on the status of the Rena this morning but Maritime New Zealand's first aerial observation flight of the day is underway.
• Similarly, there is no update available yet on progress with the salvage operation on board.
• As of last night, preparations were continuing to pump heavy fuel oil from the submerged Starboard 5 Wing Tank using the hot tapping technique. Salvors were also pumping 22 tonnes of lubricating oil to the Awanuia.

Information on both the ship's status and the salvage operation will be provided in the 10.30am press release.

Source: Maritime New Zealand. 7 November 2011

http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/news/media-releases-2011/20111106b.asp

Tauranga grounding incident: MV Rena update 77

Salvors aboard Rena work to attach oil pumping hoses on deck. 5 November

Rena by the numbers:

(Please note: some numbers are estimates and many of these numbers are subject to change)

At the height of the response approximately 600–800 people were involved in the oil spill response team,** including members of the Incident Command Centre (ICC) and people in the field undertaking beach clean-up and wildlife response. Numbers as at 31 October are.

• Around 150 staff managing the overall response from the ICC
• Over 120 New Zealand Defence Force personnel are providing support to the oil spill response, doing beach clean-up, and conducting aerial and on-water operations, with others available at short notice
• 132 people working in the wildlife response team, including National Oiled Wildlife Response Team personnel, veterinarians, ornithologists and expert responders with experience in the capture and treatment of oiled birds and volunteers
• 120 Department of Conservation personnel providing field support to the wildlife response, conducting field surveys, collecting live and dead oiled wildlife, and providing logistical support, with others available at short notice
• Technical advice and support has been provided from Australia, the UK, US, Netherlands and Singapore, with offers of assistance and equipment and under international agreements

Rena is grounded on the Astrolabe reef which is visible at low tide. 5 November

Beach clean up:

• 845 tonnes of waste collected
• A total of 7,773 volunteers are registered in the volunteer database

Water surges on to the starboard side of Rena. 5 November

Salvage:

• Over 1,000 tonnes of oil recovered through fuel recovery operations on board Rena (at 5.30pm on 30 October). This leaves about 360 tonnes to be removed from the starboard no. 5 tank.
• 1,733 tonnes of oil on board Rena when it grounded
• Around 350 tonnes of oil lost overboard off Rena initially
• 5–10 tonnes of oil lost overnight on Saturday 22 October
• 25 crew on board Rena at time of grounding
• 35 member salvage team from the appointed salvage company Svitzer with local support teams and colleagues providing round-the-clock technical advice and analysis from Australia, Singapore and the Netherlands

Damage to piping and decking is clearly visible. 5 November

Containers:

• 1,368 containers on board Rena at time of grounding
• 121 containers with perishable foodstuffs
• 11 containers with dangerous goods
• 88 containers (total) lost overboard

Daylight is visible through the crack on the port side of Rena. 5 November

Wildlife:

• 500 birds can be housed at the Wildlife treatment and rehabilitation facility established in Te Maunga
• 401 animals being cared for at the wildlife facility
• 334 clean little blue penguins
• 1 oiled little blue penguin
• 1 clean fluttering shearwater, 3 pied shags
• 60 rare New Zealand dotterels pre-emptively caught and held in wildlife centre
• 100 rare New Zealand dotterels in Bay of Plenty area
• 1,500 rare New Zealand dotterels in existence
• 1,402 dead oiled birds found

Salvage divers resurface after inspecting the buckling on the Starboard side of Rena.

Equipment:

• 1 double-hulled tanker Awanuia, capable of receiving oil from Rena
• 4 Navy vessels Manawanui, Rotoiti, Pukaki and Endeavour involved in the response
• Seasprite and Iroquois helicopters supporting MNZ with aerial observation flights and transport of salvage experts to and from Rena
• 1 Squirrel Helicopter for winching people on and off Rena
• 1 C172 aircraft used for aerial observation flight
• 2 MNZ-owned oil recovery vessels, Kuaka from Auckland and Tukuperu from Picton
• 2 Port of Auckland tugs Maui and Waka Kume and Auckland barge Paponui
• 1 tug Swiber Torunn
• 1 anchor-handling tug, Go Canopus, capable of maintaining station in poor weather
• 1 landing craft vessel Brandy Wine
• 1 barge Seatow 60
• 3 ocean-going barges carrying specialist equipment and trained oil spill responders recovering heavy fuel oil in the water
• 1 crane ship Pancaldo
• 1,200 metres of ocean-going booms from Taranaki and Australia
• 1 Bell 214 Helicopter flying equipment to Rena, carrying 3 tonnes at a time
• 3 local tugs mobilised to intercept drifting containers and debris
• Salvage equipment brought by Svitzer includes air compressors, power generators, chains, shackles, ropes, tools and oil removal equipment

Buckling is visible on the port side of Rena. 4 November

**Includes staff from MNZ, the National Response Team, regional and local councils, Massey University harbourmasters, the Department of Conservation, Forest and Bird, Waikato University, WWF and New Zealand Fire Service.

Source: Maritime New Zealand. 5 November 2011

http://maritimenz.govt.nz/incident/

Cleanup crews have been painstakingly removing oil from the beaches of Motiti Island. 

2 November

Rena update – 77 : 5 November 2011: 6.00pm

Lubricants, hydraulic and waste oils from the engine room of the cargo vessel Rena are being transferred onto the barge Awanuia while preparations continue for “hot tapping” the last tank of heavy fuel oil remaining on the vessel, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says.

NZDF personnel continuing with cleanup operations on the northern side of Mount Maunganui.

MNZ Salvage Unit Manager Kenny Crawford said sea water was being pumped in to the starboard wing tank to raise the level of the oil and hoses for recovering the oil were being rigged in readiness.

Some of the oil-coated material being removed from the beach. 29 October

40 underwater locator beacons are being attached to the most vulnerable containers, which will allow them to be tracked for recovery if they should be lost overboard.

Diggers prepare a ramp for trucks at the north end of Papamoa beach so containers can be removed. 28 October

Although relatively settled weather conditions have enabled good progress to be made with the salvage, winds this morning caused a 4 hour delay in transferring salvors on board the Rena and working conditions on board remain hazardous.

Volunteers undertaking beach clean up along Papamoa Beach, they are sifting the sand to retrieve oil. 27 October

Mr Crawford said that a salvor who slipped on the vessel yesterday had fractured his wrist, which highlighted the difficult and dangerous environment on board.

Volunteers clean oil off rocks near Kulim Park, at Harbour Drive, Tauranga. 29 October

Divers are making daily inspections of the hull, including the section known to have begun buckling.

The container recovery operation is also continuing, with systematic sweeps being made of the seabed to find containers swept overboard three weeks ago.

A team of volunteers at Matakana Island. 31 October

Assistant National On Scene Commander Andrew Berry said oil spill clean-up operations continued today around Maketu Peninsula, Papamoa, Matakana and Te Tumu. Volunteers, the defence force and Iwi worked together to clean remobilised oil on beaches.

Planning is underway to begin trials of surf washing and beach grooming next week.

A total of 401 birds are being cared for at the Oiled Wildlife Facility, including 60 New Zealand dotterel, pre-emptively caught to protect the local population and 334 little blue penguins.

A volunteer scrapes oil off rocks. 29 October

Mr. Berry praised the efforts of volunteers who were helping with the beach clean-ups and said that it was not too late for other people to join the response. There will be 3 clean-ups tomorrow involving volunteers, all beginning at 9am. 

They are:

• Papamoa, meeting at the Papamoa Surf Club
• Te Tumu, meeting at the east end of Papamoa Beach Rd
• Maketu, meeting at the Whakaue Marae.

Another group will be working on Motiti Island.

Source: Maritime New Zealand. 5 November 2011

http://maritimenz.govt.nz/News/Media-releases-2011/20111105b.asp