The 775-foot (236-metre) Liberia-flagged Rena struck the Astrolabe Reef, some 12 nautical miles from Tauranga Harbour. The container ship is leaking oil after becoming stuck on a reef offthe coast of New Zealand. Maritime New Zealand said on Thursday October6th, the leak appears to be intermittent and coming from damaged pipesrather than from fuel tanks. It added the extent of the spillage washard to assess given the extensive damage to the vessel.