Salvage work on the wrecked containership Rena is threatened by the possibility the vessel may break in two following the appearance of a large crack in the hull.

After the storm (top) with the original tear in the plating below.
A tear in the hull of the 3,032-teu Rena (built 1990) has widened to between 2.5 and 3 metres wide as the vessel was lashed by storms over the New Year weekend.

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