WWII RMS Niagara shipwreck oil spill risk ignored despite $200m cleanup threat
It was sunk by Germany in the Hauraki Gulf but decades later its oil has never been retrieved. Maritime NZ had been ...
World War II era shipwreck could trigger $200m oil spill cleanup
The ship is thought to be carrying "furnace oil", described as dark thick, and when spilled, pernicious - but the government ...
Govt warned of $200 million clean-up for RMS Niagara
Maritime officials have warned the government it could be in for a $200 million clean-up bill if World War 2 era shipwreck breaks apart in the Hauraki Gulf. Reporter Nick James spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss ...