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View images of exercises, incidents and other events relating to oil spill and pollution response in New Zealand.
National and regional training exercises are conducted to assess the capability and robustness of all planning, management and operational response systems. The ‘Hardrock’ exercise was conducted in Marlborough in 2006.
Boom at Ruakaka Bay, Marlborough
Response team at Blenheim incident command centre
Incident command centre media conference
Sawdust used to simulate an oil spill
Incident command centre briefing
Packing up at Henderson Creek training exercise
The equipment used to respond to a spill includes a range of booms, pumps, oil skimmers and dispersant chemicals. Some of these are shown below.
Rapid deployment boom at Stanly Bay
Kuaka is an oil recovery vessel. She was launched in December 2005 and is based at Maritime New Zealand’s National Oil Spill Service Centre in Te Atatu, Auckland. The images below were taken at Kuaka’s launch.
Russell Kilvington, former Maritime New Zealand Director, gives his speech
Frank Wall, Silver Fern Shipping
Launched into water at Te Atatu, Auckland
Scott Read, Equipment technician at M.P.R.S, shows the way
Tukuperu is an oil recovery vessel. She was launched in November 2005 and is based in Picton. She is strategically located for Cook Strait and South Island maritime activity. The images below were taken at Tukuperu’s launch.
The Archdeacon gives his blessing
The Taranui was New Zealand's first Oil recovery vessel. She was officially launched in April 2005 and is currently leased by the New Zealand Refining Company and based at Marsden Point in Northland. The images below were taken at Taranui’s launch.
Minister Harry Dynhovan at launch
Launched into Northland waters
The Jody F Millennium ran aground on the beach at Gisborne on the 6th of February, 2002. Twenty five tonnes of fuel oil was spilled.
Ships involved in some of the world’s major spill incidents, are pictured below.
