One
half of a cargo ship that ran aground on a New Zealand reef three
months ago began sinking into the ocean Jan. 10. The stranded cargo
ship Rena broke in two pieces on Jan. 8 after storms with 19-foot waves
pounded the vessel. The Greek-owned Rena ran aground 14 miles from
Tauranga Harbor on North Island on Oct. 5, 2011, spewing heavy fuel oil
into the seas in what has been described as New Zealand's worst
maritime environmental disaster.





