Tauranga not the only region paying price for Rena mess

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 6:10p.m.

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The Rena disaster is producing tonnes of contaminated waste on Tauranga beaches which is getting transported to the Waikato region.

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19 Oct 2011 09:00a.m.

KC wrote:

Ships oil is like golden syrup when you keep it in the fridge. Very thick & sticky. When you touch it it sticks to every thing and you can't get it off. I have been involved with it before, and it wasn't that cold. After spending last weekend in Tauranga I am shocked at the amount of locals totally leaving it up to everyone else but happy to put their slipshod thoughts forward, but great effort by the doers.

16 Oct 2011 05:16a.m.

jan.. wrote:

Clamcy, another disater in our country and who's paying for the damages but the shipping companies themselves and so far the damages reads at 28.1m.. Old wreck shouldn't pass registration an example of that Tonagan ferry killed 75 human being, again its an old wreck not fit for any oceans..

15 Oct 2011 08:50a.m.

Pat Ryan wrote:

Why have oil "booms" not been deployed to contain the spread of oil from the Rena?

14 Oct 2011 10:49p.m.

Sam wrote:

Clancy - you don't know what you are talking about.
You are ignorant person and know nothing about a ship wreck.
It is people like you who are the real danger to our country.
You know absolutely nothing about ships and the systems that make a ship work.
Shut up, learn about ships and then start spouting your mouth off!
And yes I have been a Master Mariner in command of bigger ships than the "Rena" and you spout nonsense.

14 Oct 2011 07:21p.m.

phool wrote:

Why don't they dry out the oil and turn it into bricks to be burnt in school heating coal burners next year. If it is toxic then why do we allow it to be used on ships. Can't be any worse than coal anyway.

14 Oct 2011 07:04p.m.

Clancy wrote:

I dont care what all the so-called specialist say. The oil should have been pumped out on the first two days. All the talk has delayed it so much that bad weather intervened causing all the problems Tauranga has today. Even if they had pulled off the containers into the water easing the load on the ship in the first two days of fine weather, & the tugs towing the containers to shore this also would have helped the situation.
The so-called authorities have failed in this situation.