The xinhua news agency Wellington, New Zealand (ap)-salvage crew race Monday to pump oil from the disaster ramshackle ship from New Zealand coast in the coral reefs, and prepare for the worst: the authorities believe the ship will break or sink quickly.
After Sunday night's about a week by bad weather, stop salvage work recovery. Progress is limited-just 82 tons of oil has already been deleted, and an estimated 1400 tons of fuel oil still on.
Rachel, grounding on October 5, of the north island in New Zealand TaoLang added 14 miles port (22 km) from the chart, the reefs, starting officials say the country's worst environmental disasters of the ocean. An estimated 3.5 million tons of oil spilled into the sea, of the north island near the beach in New Zealand, more than one thousand seabirds died.
The weather is expected to worsen, again on Monday night, New Zealand transport minister Steven Joyce said, he is not considered to have much of a chance to get off all the oil ship sank or break apart before.
"I think this is a closed, you can get all the cases," Joyce said.
There were significant structural cracks, experts said, it can break or at any time from the reef slippery.
Joyce said, only the bow to coral reefs, and stuck in the water, the stern, still have the natural flotation held.
"So it's variables, very dangerous," he said, should salvage crew evacuated from the ship, they will try to put the cap on the tanks and close the valve, in order to minimize the future of the oil spill. Joyce said, if the ship, the crew may be able to manipulate a close to shore, make the oil recovery more easily.
The crew from the ship first on October 9, oil began to smoke, but soon gave up the effort because of the bad weather.
The latest attempt to has proved more complex as the deteriorating situation ship-a crack, and the width of the ship now extended-and the steep lean-ships now have a list of 21 degrees.
Preparatory work took several days, and the crew need to be built on the ship's rail four wooden platform to provide a pumping water level.
"Anderson, who is heading salvage operations, said:" this is a huge challenge and risk the operation, even in broad daylight, in a press conference. "This is an incredible bravery and sacrifice."
Maritime agency title response, New Zealand, an estimated 1290 seabirds death leakage. Another 207 pollution of birds and three New Zealand seats, wildlife center is a treatment.
Red is based on Costamare, with Greek company is accused of dangerous or dangerous in operating the way the captain of the ship and the ship personnel already according to New Zealand maritime law. If found guilty, the man, the name already according to New Zealand law repression, face a fine or imprisonment in New Zealand 10 million yuan (us $8000).




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