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Pumping fuel from the Rena

Tanker pumps fuel from the ship wreck Rena in 2011.

The tanker Awanuia pumps fuel from the Rena after it struck the Astrolabe Reef in October 2011.

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Rights: LOC/Maritime NZ
Published: 16 November 2011Updated: 10 March 2026Size: 926.12 KB
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