Coal transport accidents in New Zealand

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Pasha Bulker coal ship runs aground at Newcastle, Australia, 2007; Shen Neng 1 bulk coal ship collision with the Great Barrier Reef, 2010; The sinking of the MV Rak off Mumbai, India, 2011; Drummond dumps coal overboard to prevent barge sinking, 2013; Sinking of the MV Smart near Richards Bay, South Africa, 2013; and The grounding of the Amakusa Island ship in Prince Rupert harbour, British Columbia, Canada, 2014. The sinking of the Phu Cuong 0148 in Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam, 2014; Coal exports (global)

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Coal transport accidents in New Zealand include the:

• In August 2013 the Christchurch to Greymouth railway line was closed after a coal wagon at the end of a train derailed. Passengers for the TranzAlpine passenger train were put onto buses. The railway line re-opened after a day.

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