2. What happened?
On October 5th 2011, the Rena, a cargo ship
from New Zealand, crashed near the Bay
of Plenty reef, in the north island port of
Tauranga which is one of the top tourist
destinations in New Zealand.
4. Some extra info…
• The oil slick stretched out until 5km.
People believe that 10tons had leaked
from the ship. It was carrying 47, 000 tons
of heavy fuel including 11 containers of
hazardous materials. If it continues to
break up it could release 1700 tons.
• You can watch this video for more
information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th6J6I6TVqA
5. As of this week, the captain of the ship
has already been charged and the
people are still trying to clean the
beaches affected by it.
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8. What are the effects?
• The marine life at sea is endangered
including corals reefs, sea beds and other
areas.
This oil slick is…
• Damaging the immune system of birds
and other animals
• Interrupting the breeding season of fishes.
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10. How does it affect us?
• If the oil spills, there will be no fishing and
hunting grounds will be contaminated.
• There are long term effects on human
beings as we can get poisoned from
contaminated marine animals.
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12. Why did I choose this topic?
• I chose this topic because I care about the
environment and the animals.
• This piece of news caught my attention
• I thought we could take a part in helping
the people in News Zealand to clean the
oil out.
