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October 7, 2011

New Zealand Warns of Oil Spill "Disaster" 
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New Zealand is warning of an environmental disaster over fears of an oil
spill from a stranded container ship. The vessel, named Rena, hit a reef
earlier this week and has already set off a lengthy oil slick. A New
Zealand official said the accident could prove to be the country's "most
significant maritime pollution disaster in decades."



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