Tauranga Oil Spill Grows In New Zealand

TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 13: In this handout provided by New Zealand Defence Force, reserve soldiers from Auckland patrol and direct clean up operations on Papamoa Beach, on October 13, 2011 in Tauranga, New Zealand. The 47,000 tonne Rena, a Liberan container vessel, struck a reef on Wednesday causing an oil leak that has spread over five kilometres. Authorities are preparing for the worst environmental disaster in New Zealand history should the vessel break up and spill 1,700 tonnes of fuel into the Bay of Plenty. (Photo by New Zealand Defence Force via Getty Images)