MV Rena
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | MV Rena | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | container ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Grounding or wreck on rocks | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Liberia | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | Bay of Plenty | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | North Island | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 21 km from land |
| Position | -37.5403, 176.4292 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
MV Rena was a 3,351 TEU container ship owned by the Greek shipping company Costamare Inc. through one of its subsidiaries, Daina Shipping Co. The ship was built in 1990 as ZIM America for the Israeli shipping company Zim by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG in Kiel, Germany. She was renamed Andaman Sea in 2007 and had sailed under her current name and owner since 2010.
On 5 October 2011, due to navigation errors near the Astrolabe Reef, the Rena ran aground near Tauranga, New Zealand, resulting in an oil spill. Over the span of several months, she had been battered by consistent heavy winds and rough seas and on 8 January 2012 the Rena broke in two after a particularly harsh night of bad weather. By 10 January the stern section had slipped off of the reef bank and sunk almost completely.
Diving & visiting
By June 2014, the wreck had been salvaged of approximately 77% of the initial containers. Major pieces of the wreck have been removed, including the entire bow section being leveled one metre below the low tide mark, removal of the 350-tonne accommodation block (down to D deck), and a major piece of the port side. All fuel and oils were removed, except for about 1 tonne of clingage. There was an ongoing search for the last container of plastic beads. Under the salvage operation, more than 850 tonnes of debris were removed from the area.
In a report by the ship's owner, it was noted that the anti-fouling paint on the wreck contains zinc, diuron, copper, and tributyltin (TBT).
Location
- Recorded position: -37.5403, 176.4292 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Bay of Plenty
- Nearest coast: North Island
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article MV Rena (revision 1369765486), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Current status”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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