The cleanup of the Rena containership, which grounded on October 5 2011 off the North Island of New Zealand, has finally been declared complete. The ship, which has straddled the Astrolabe reef for four and a half years, saw the captain and the first mate of the Greek vessel jailed for seven months.
Maritime New Zealand has now removed two hazard notices on the wreckage. Small vessels will be allowed back in the area from this week but larger ships will still need to keep minimum distances from local reefs, shoals and rocks.
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