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Uploaded by on Oct 7, 2011

New Zealand is facing its worst environmental disaster in decades after a container ship stranded off the North Island started leaking oil off Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region.

The government has been trying to disperse the spill by spraying chemicals on it while other crews raced to remove the remaining oil from the vessel.

However, many people are angry at the authorities' slow response. Some believe that the this crisis could have been prevented.

Al Jazeera's Jamal Elshayyal reports.

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  • COREXIT IS WHAT THEY ARE SPRAYING!

    IT IS VERY TOXIC! They spray it to hide the oil like BP did in the Gulf!

    Corexit is BANNED in Europe for that reason!

  • We are destroying the sea that provides us with more than 50% of our oxygen.

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  • Seafarers must have one international standard licensure examination and don't just live that responsiblity to their flag states... because it's your states the pays for the damages...

  • poor new zealand

  • this is not accident this is total careless and negligence

  • god dumb pinoy crew,how would they dnt. notice this charted reef its in the map,must be the pinoy capt. might be high on meth..

  • Filipinos are responsible for this.

  • @SuperFucktheusa "Before it becomes a reality..." Pretty sure it's already happening! Something big is coming..

  • JOIN YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND FIGHT!! OCCUPY EVERYWHERE

    DON'T TAKE THIS SHIT ANYMORE

    whatis-theplan(dot)com

  • Steven Joyce is a fucking dickhead. NZ has too many assclowns like him who cause more problems than they solve

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