Reporting from Seoul—
A stricken cargo ship carrying tons of oil threatened to break apart off the coast of New Zealand late Monday and dislodge from the reef it rammed this month.
Salvage crews halted attempts to pump oil from the Liberian-flagged Rena as weather in the area worsened. The ship, which ran aground Oct. 5 on a reef 14 miles offshore, has spilled tons of heavy oil that has washed up on pristine beaches near the town of Tauranga on New Zealand's North Island. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-new-zealand-spill-20111018,0,1472943.story
Salvage crews halted attempts to pump oil from the Liberian-flagged Rena as weather in the area worsened. The ship, which ran aground Oct. 5 on a reef 14 miles offshore, has spilled tons of heavy oil that has washed up on pristine beaches near the town of Tauranga on New Zealand's North Island. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-new-zealand-spill-20111018,0,1472943.story
Article courtesy of The Los Angeles Times by John M. Glionna
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