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New Zealand Warns of Oil Spill “Disaster”

HeadlineOct 07, 2011

New Zealand is warning of an environmental disaster over fears of an oil spill from a stranded container ship. The vessel, named Rena, hit a reef earlier this week and has already set off a lengthy oil slick. A New Zealand official said the accident could prove to be the country’s “most significant maritime pollution disaster in decades.”

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