Rena's condition worsens, more boxes taken from wreck off New Zealand Monday, 13.Feb.2012, 23:31 (GMT+3) SALVAGE operators working the stricken 3,036-TEU Rena off the New
Zealand coast were removing containers and other cargo this week from
the sunken stern section of the wreck which ran aground October 5 on the
Astrolabe Reef.
SALVAGE operators working the stricken 3,036-TEU Rena off the New
Zealand coast were removing containers and other cargo this week from
the sunken stern section of the wreck which ran aground October 5 on the
Astrolabe Reef.
The condition of the wreck continues to deteriorate with electronic
sensors showing heave and roll on both the separated bow and stern
sections, said the coast guard agency, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ), which
estimated that 250 containers were still below decks in the forward
section of the wreck.
But because of the damage to the vessel and containers, MNZ says it is
impossible to gain an accurate count of exactly how many remain onboard.
Svitzer salvage crews have cables to secure the Smit Borneo crane barge
to the port quarter of the wreck, reports The Bay of Plenty SunLive. The
barge is positioned to enable them to work the after holds and seafloor
near the barge.
Salvage crews have removed eight containers from the sunken section
using this method. There are still containers on the bow section of the
wreck and efforts are continuing to cut and grind them, with assistance
from helicopters to remove debris.
Container salvage contractor Braemar Howells has received 491 containers
from the Rena, and recovered another 70 from the sea and beaches. A
further 17 have been located, but not recovered. This brings the total
either recovered or located to 578 out of the original 1,368 onboard
when the ship ran aground.
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