Rena grounding (New Zealand)
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
The container ship Rena ran aground in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, on 5 October 2011. The sources reviewed give figures for government costs and an insurer settlement, none of which could be checked against a primary document.
Reported figure, not verified against a primary source.
Status The sources reviewed give no date after the 2011 event; current status not established.
What happened
The Rena ran aground on 5 October 2011 in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
The sources reviewed record figures for the response: government costs of NZ$47 million, a settlement of NZ$27.6 million plus NZ$10.4 million contingent attributed to the Swedish Club, and a statutory liability limit of about NZ$11.3 million. These come from summaries and are listed under unknown as unverified.
An opposition estimate put the shortfall borne by New Zealand taxpayers at about NZ$20 million; this is likewise unverified.
- 2011Rena grounds in the Bay of Plenty on 5 October
How it looked
Shown
Recorded
- The Rena grounded on 5 October 2011 in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
In court and with insurers
Lawsuits and rulings
Insurers
What we don't know
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: No independent ecological evaluation is on record.
Figures
- Insufficient Government cost: Reported government costs; not verified.
- Insufficient Settlements: Reported settlement, with NZ$10.4m further contingent (Swedish Club); not verified.
Record
- Insufficient Reported but not independently verified: government costs of NZ$47m.
- Insufficient Reported but not independently verified: a settlement of NZ$27.6m with a further NZ$10.4m contingent, attributed to the Swedish Club.
- Insufficient Reported but not independently verified: a statutory liability limit of about NZ$11.3m.
- Insufficient Reported but not independently verified: an opposition estimate of a taxpayer shortfall of about NZ$20m.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not describe the ecological damage.
Did the harm stop?
The sources reviewed do not say.
Who paid?
Reported but not verified: part of the cost fell on New Zealand taxpayers.