Raw video Rena Ship disaster Tauranga New Zealand

[Rambo98JB]

i think from 2:00 to 2:30 his voice is like a porno

[drivehigh02]

butter :-(

[ballisticxbuddha]

Wasn't there an exclusion zone established?

[cherace]

Having travelled from the US to Australia on a cargo ship exactly like this one (except we didnt run aground) this horrifies me....How could this happen? Was the captain trying to sabotage his own ship? WHat a dickhead. And thanks to Geoff for being able to film this travesty.

[Meimei196]

@cherace they were taking a short-cut that they weren't supposed to and hit a reef

[Misscarrington87]

ARGH!! all that pollution in our beautiful waters -_-

[zaff5525]

Good on you guys for getting this footage

[geoffmackley]

@nzoomed actually no, that video was taken by someone on a salvage vessel pretending to work for TV3 ... actually caused quite a stink

[utunerd47]

If the BOW containers break away the ship will probably float off the reef on its own since only the bow is aground.

If THAT happens and there is no tow to either port or deep water then she is at the mercy of the waves and currents.

[Jamjar107]

Criticsm should be levelled at the authorities who didnt act sooner to pump out the oil while it was still warm and liquid.

Those semi floating containers must be a worry to other boats as they could hardly be seen in the water.

[nzoomed]

@Jamjar107

some guy thought he was very clever and decided to shut all the systems down on the ship before abandoning it as they deemed it a fire risk, now they are unable to restart those systems with the ship on such a list. and hence everythings cooled down

[vengefulvegan]

I hope somebody is held accountable for this (what appears to be) totally avoidable disaster. How many fish and birds are going to die because of this mess. Very sad.

[matheHQ]

3:19 That's not a container, IT'S A ROBOT WHALE!

[colliecandle]

Are the crew still aboard? And I wonder what the outcome of this will be! I hope the ship doesn't sink

[hannessolo]

@colliecandle in the news u hear that workers are on board who try to pump out the oil. its just a question of time when it will sink. it lies on a reef therefore it hasnt sunk already. the reef is on every sea cart since 200 years. apparently it was the captains birthday and he wanted to take a shortcut and know he might go to jail for 1 year, which is not enough in my opinion. those people should get harder sentences.

[colliecandle]

@hannessolo Thank you for the response - I must admit I made my comment before seeing the whole video - I now am aware that this ship is probably going to 'die' where it is.If the hull is split, it will tear wide open if theres any attempt made to re float it. I agree with you - for all the damage done both ecologically and the loss of cargo and ship plus the danger the captain put his crew, I think 10 to 20 years should be a more realitic jail sentence.

[N9155E]

@colliecandle : you should consider to jail the ship owners, the maritime authorities and government of Liberia allowing that profit is made with such wrecks.

[colliecandle]

@N9155E I agree. The owners are culpable, but nonetheless the captain is the person who must bear main responsibility as he is the man who has total control of anything and everything that happens whilst the ship is in his care - on a ship, even the owners are secondary to a captain - his decisions outweigh theirs period. This is maritime law.

[N9155E]

@colliecandle : You might be aware that maritime law does not prevent such massive disasters at all, so things will repeat and repeat. Put the captain in jail even for 10 years, the tax payer cares for the rest. Not a very smart approach in my understanding. By the way, where is this captain currently??

[timstoys1]

Sounds like you had your hands full with this footage!

[Jackle61]

I'm a bit surprised there aren't more people out there "gathering" what they can out of those containers.

[keaphotoscom]

Looking good Jeff, maybe time to invest in a gyro stablilser for the camera :)

[rghtatthemorningstar]

Just wow! Thanks for sharing Geoff in what were obviously not pleasant conditions