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A volunteer cleans a beach stained with fuel oil leaked from the Liberian-flagged container ship Rena in Tauranga, New Zealand, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. The 775-foot ship, carrying 1,700 tons of fuel oil and 2,100 shipping containers on board, has been foundering since it ran aground last Wednesday on the Astrolabe Reef, about 14 miles from Tauranga Harbour.

Oil stretches for miles, washes up on beaches after ship strikes New Zealand reef

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Small amounts of oil from a container ship stuck on a reef for days began washing up at a popular New Zealand beach on Monday, while work to extract oil from the vessel was called off because of weather concerns.

The Liberia-flagged Rena struck the Astrolabe Reef about 14 miles from Tauranga Harbour early Wednesday, and has been foundering there since. The 775-foot ship has been leaking fuel, leading to fears it could cause an environmental disaster if it breaks apart.

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