Latest media releases

Rena update (#219)
Rough weather at the reef earlier in the week caused some disruption to salvage activity but salvors resumed work yesterday and made good progress, removing a large number of bundles of aluminium ingots from the number 1 hold.
Friday, 18 May 2012

Rena update (#218)
Salvors have made good progress through the week, although operations were suspended yesterday due to heavy swells around the wreck site making salvage activity unsafe. Svitzer advises the weather conditions are expected to be suitable for operations to resume today.
Friday, 11 May 2012

Seafort Holdings Ltd sentencing
A second high speed vessel operator charged after a passenger received serious back injuries has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court this afternoon, following a prosecution by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ).
Monday, 7 May 2012

High speed operator sentenced
A high speed vessel operator's failure to investigate and address the causes of a series of serious back injuries to passengers has earned it a conviction, fines and reparation totalling $270,000, following a prosecution by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ).
Monday, 7 May 2012

Rena update (#217)
Svitzer has continued to make good progress removing containers and debris from the Rena wreck over the past week.
Friday, 4 May 2012


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