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Oct

2011

11:30pm, EDT

Alan Gibson / AP

The container ship Rena sits stranded on a reef off the coast of Tauranga, New Zealand, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Authorities have been assessing whether any oil has spilled from the 236m cargo vessel Rena, which struck the Astrolabe Reef, north of Motiti Island in the early hours of Oct. 5.

Container ship strikes reef off New Zealand coast

New Zealand Herald reports:

The vessel, which left Napier bound for Tauranga Port, is on a 10 degree list, but is stable on the reef.

Two of its cargo holds are flooded, and pumps are being used to extract the water.

"As a precautionary measure, fuel in tanks on the port side is being transferred to the starboard side," Maritime New Zealand said in a statement.

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