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Wikipedia says Rena was New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster. Its overall worst maritime disaster was of course the 2013 America's Cup: http://e
by jzwinck 12y ago
Wikipedia says Rena was New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster. Its overall worst maritime disaster was of course the 2013 America's Cup: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_America%27s_Cup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_America%27s_Cup
- aidos 12y agoStill too soon, too raw! :) Hopefully the Brits get a team in next time around so I have 2 teams in the running. The Wahine, while not the worst maritime disaster NZ has ever had is one of the more recent [0]. This video [1] showing a ferry bouncing along gives you a good idea of how rough it can get on the route between Wellington and Picton. I had friends on there one day when several people were hospitalised with broken bones! [0] http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/wahine-disaster http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/wahine-disaster [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUWascqCBe0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUWascqCBe0