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1.Fly-over shots of stranded cargo vessel Rena grounded on the Astrolabe Reef. This photo was taken at 7.45am on October 5, hours after the vessel grounded.  Photo: Bay of Plenty Regional Council
2.Here’s a close up of the M/V Rena grounded on the Astrolabe Reef located off the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. This photo was also taken on October 5 with the extent of damage to the vessel and environment yet to be realized.  Photo: Bay of Plenty Regional Council
3.Another closeup from mid-afternoon October 5.  Notice the containers still stacked.  Photo: Bay of Plenty Regional Council
4.Here’s another fly-over shot taken mid-day 8 October.  This time you there is a noticeable oil sheen on the water. Photo: Dudley Clemens

5. The tanker Awanuia operating near the stricken cargo vessel on October 9.  Photo: Maritime New Zealand
6.Again, the tanker Awanuia can be seen operating near the stricken cargo vessel Rena on October 10.  This time, you can notice the weather starting to pick up. Photo: Maritime New Zealand
7.With heavy weather really moving in, Rena starts to list heavily, losing cargo tipping on Rena‘s.  This photo was taken from HMNZS Endeavour on October 12.  Photo: New Zealand Defence Force
8.In this photo, you can see Rena losing containers as heavy swells wash her deck on the starboard side taken on October 12.  You can really see the oil sheen in this photo. Photo: Blair Harkness

9.Here’s Rena from another angle as she loses containers into the heavy seas.  Photo: Blair Harkness
10.On October 12, a large crack appeared on the port side of the stricken vessel Rena. Photo: Maritime New Zealand
11.Here is a shot of fractured steel structures onboard Rena. Photo: Svitzer
12.salvor is winched on to Rena on October 15Salvors are racing to get as much cargo and fuel oil off the vessel as possible.  Image credit: Svitzer

13. The tanker ship Awanuia receives and helps pump oil off the ship on October 17. The line of orange buoys supports the oil pipeline between the two vessels.  The vessel Awanuia has since ceased operations due to heavy weather. Image credit: Maritime New Zealand
14.Operations around Rena visible from a morning observation flight on November 15th. Image credit: Maritime New Zealand
15.Before and after comparison of Rena as of November 23. Almost all containers have been removed from the stern.  Two days later it was revealed that an additional 21 containers containing dangerous goods are on board. The shippers failed to report the containers on the ships manifest.  Image credit: Maritime New Zealand
16. An overflight on December 18.  Salvors have been successful in getting containers off the vessel but many still remain. Image credit: LOC

17. The Smit Borneo and the Sea Tow 60 side by side on December 22.  Further progress on container removal remains. Maritime New Zealand
18.Delaying the Inevitable: During the early morning hours of January 8th, the M/V Rena broke in half as heavy seas with swells up to 6m battered the vessel. With 830 containers still on the vessel it’s estimated that 200-300 were lost overboard when it broke in half. Image credit: Maritime New Zealand
19.As the seas calmed, damage to Rena can be from a morning observation flight on January 9th. Image credit: Maritime New Zealand
20.One day later, on January 10th, the stern of the Rena slipped off the reef and began to submerge. Here it is moments prior to sinking with more debris coming off. Image: Maritime New Zealand