An oil spill is threatening one of the most pristine jewels in New Zealand's crown of natural wonders; the Bay of Plenty. A Liberian-flagged container ship, the Rena, ran aground on the Astrolabe reef on Wednesday, and there are now fears it could break in half, releasing nearly 2,000 tons of fuel oil. The 30 tons leaked so far have formed a slick five kilometres long. ... http://www.euronews.net/
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