New Zealand Herald, 02 October 2017 – The NZ Defence Force says it is absorbing the cost of coming to the rescue of the fuel industry following the failure of the pipeline from Marsden Point to Auckland.
During the response to the crisis, the Defence Force provided drivers for fuel tankers, petrol specialists to help at a fuel facility at Auckland Airport and the loaning of a filter to Wynyard Wharf where a chemical tank was converted to store aviation gas.
The HMZNZ Endeavour was also deployed to Marsden Point where it was prepared to move 4.6 million litres of diesel around New Zealand in an effort to free up industry resources to focus on Auckland. Read more…
