The repercussions of Rena

10 Oct 2011 08:12p.m.

paul wrote:

Wow,just watched our transport minister completely avoid the question. Nothing like head in the sand. It defies belief. Must be the election is more important than a man-made disaster right on our doorstep.We have a tried and tested solution at our fingertips, perfect for this event with no harm to the environment, yet they waste their time trialling chemicals, waiting, trialling booms, waiting while assuring us that the ocean is 'naturally' dispersing the oil. Time is of the essence! Truely embarrassing.

10 Oct 2011 08:01p.m.

Mark wrote:

Oil booms don't work in bad weather fair enough, there could of been an oil boom deployed around the reef and ship for the last three days to contain some what is already washing up on the shores now. Excuses. excuses. excuses it is taken to long already ................. Some action in the first two days would of gone a long way!! however productive it was towards the cause. Admittedly not to this level but surely Port of Tauranga is equipped to handle this sort of spill in the harbour?. I'm a petrolhead by every stretch of the imagination but if this is how our Government are gonna handle/control a oil spill you can take those oil rigs planned for down the east coast and sink them wherever there coming from .

10 Oct 2011 07:23p.m.

Puti Gage wrote:

Why is the government wasting time on the Rena grounding we have alot of Marine Reserves on this coast It reminds us of the time wasting they did with the Pike river mine and the fact that people in our cities are trying to run operations from their offices they need to be on ground zero get off their tuffs and save our beaches and wildlife

10 Oct 2011 07:15p.m.

Jordan wrote:

Are our government blind and retarded? Why is it taking so long to do something about this? All of New Zealand can see that this is quickly becoming a major disaster for these beaches and wildlife, as the government is doing what exactly about it?

10 Oct 2011 05:44p.m.

Del wrote:

I was always under the impression that NZ was responsible for inventing something made of wool that soaked up oil - WHERE IS IT? Come on guys, the situation is now a disgrace!

10 Oct 2011 11:42a.m.

Ruru wrote:

I remember a few years ago that NZ had developed booms made of sheep's wool to soak up oil. They used them in an overseas oil spill (not sure which one). What has happened to them? Shouldn't they have this type of thing at all major ports?

10 Oct 2011 08:45a.m.

Aalbert wrote:

"Didder Nation".
Interesting that the bird rescue team, which includes many Regional Council staff from around the country, have been training (annually) for such an event for at least eight years. But at the same time we are not capable of immediately addressing the actual boating incident itself (containing the oil, using absorbants rather than dispursals, remove the containers, remove the fuel) and rely (again) on others to provide equipment and expertise. By the time "we" have our act together there will be again some sort of excuse about too rough weather, danger to human lives etc. We have heard it all too often recently. Soon we will learn during the inevitable inquiries that good practice was not in place and that other mistakes were made. And... we (read: others) are now looking for oil and gass and whatever else off our coasts, so that looks promising for the future.

08 Oct 2011 09:47a.m.

joy wrote:

Re ships that run aground and the oil spill disasters that they cause from their fuel would it be possible to build ships where their fuel is not at the bottom of ships or positioned close to the sides so the fuel will not leak and cause disasters like they do.

08 Oct 2011 09:07a.m.

Maori Einstein aka Lady Justice wrote:

Start VACCUUMING the oil up!!!

07 Oct 2011 09:42p.m.

Penny wrote:

Rena aground off Tauranga. URGENT SEE BELOW LINK ***** I live in Tauranga and cannot believe the seriousness of the RENA aground and how it is unfolding, its done, time is of the essence and we need to get the fuel off the vessel and contain what fuel has escaped before this disaster goes up a gear and the weather will make this terrible situation even worse. I dont know the seriousness of the discrepancies but you being the media will defo be able to dig deeper, please see the link where it mentions the RENA and the following distressing info: http://www.seanews.com.tr/article/ACCIDENTS/70950/RENA-Tauranga-Harbour-/ In August, the 22-year-old vessel was detained for a day in Freemantle, Western Australia, by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority after "serious deficiencies" were found on the ship. The authority's report found the vessel had "not been maintained between surveys", the "hatchway cover securing arrangements defective" and cargo was not stowed and secured as stipulated in the cargo securing manual. The vessel was released after these issues were addressed. *****It acknowledges that procedures and leadership were well below standard on this vessel. What issues were addressed??? Please dig deep and make sure whoever is responsible will be made to realise what they have done and help put things in place to stop anything like this happening again. Shit or mistakes happen but we must try our very best to stop this from happening again and destroying our environment and the beautiful animals that may never recover from this terrible terrible disaster. We love where we live and are very protective and proud, shame others didnt feel the same. Best Penny