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Ports of Auckland sends its most powerful tugboat to assist RENA salvage
Ports of Auckland is sending its most powerful tugboat, the Waka Kume, to assist in the salvage of the container ship Rena off the coast of Tauranga. General Manager Multi-Cargo and Marine Wayne Mills said the port had agreed to a request for assistance from salvage company Svitzer. Mr Mills said the tug and crew departed Auckland in the early afternoon Friday 7 October and would arrive in Tauranga early in the morning on Saturday 8 October. Mr Mills said the salvage master would determine how the tug would be used as part of the overall salvage plan.
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