RENA Salvage
The MV Rena was a 236 m long container ship that ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef near Tauranga in 2011. Marshall Day Acoustics undertook a noise survey of the existing ambient underwater noise environment and noise monitoring of the chain cutting activities during the removal of the Rena’s sunken accommodation block.
CLIENT
The Swedish Club
LOCATION
Tauranga, New Zealand
COMPLETED
2014
The Rena Salvage provided a catalyst for underwater noise awareness and the responsibilities under Section 16 of the Resource Management Act. The recent Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP) underwater noise rules has cemented the need to regulate anthropogenic noise in the Coastal Marine Area.