Photograph of the ship near the port of Tornga while almost split (European)
New Zealand rescue teams are working very hard to contain tons of fuel leaked from a ship aground caused one of the worst environmental disasters in New Zealand.
And stranded container ship "Reina" carrying the flag of Liberia nine days ago off the coast of Zealand New, has split the day into two halves, which almost caused the leakmore fuel in the Bay of Plenty, who described the wildlife and marine Balhishh it.
New Zealand authorities said that rescue teams working on open holes in the rear sectionof the ship - which has a length of 236 meters - to take out tanks containing more than a thousand tons of fuel.
An official of the company involved in the rescue operations - which are under strong winds- that there is a strong possibility for the survival of a healthy tank, which would alleviate the impact of the spill.
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Involved about a thousand people, including soldiers and wildlife experts in operations tocontain the spill, according to the New Zealand Navy said.
The spill threatens the city and Akatani at a distance of 90 km to the east of the city Torngatourism.
And yet allowed rescue operations to remove 220 tons of waste, including fuel oil and debris from the ship from the beach, while the amount of fuel leaked seven hundred tons.
The authorities say the leak extends over 60 km, has caused the death of the affecteddistricts in the region.
In the meantime, the mayor called Tornga, Stuart Crosby, of its citizens to be calm with the growing anger against the Philippine crew, composed of 25 people.
He was arrested the ship's captain and his assistant, while the Embassy of the Philippinesannounced in New Zealand from deporting 19 of the crew to their country fearing for their lives, especially in light of reports that one of the crew were attacked by New Zealanders.
Source: Agencies