At 10.35 am today,
the MV Schelde Trader, a 133 metre container vessel, lost
power and went aground just north of North Rock around the
base of Mount Maunganui, on departure from the Port of
Tauranga.
The vessel has been re-floated and is
currently under the control of tugs outside the harbour
entrance. It is planned to bring the vessel back into the
harbour for inspection and investigation when it is safe to
do so. No oil has leaked from the vessel.
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