Just A Car Guy: the damage sustained by a prized muscle car that was aboard the container ship Rena. The 1972 Holden Monaro GTS, the pride and joy of ex-pat Troy Levien, was in one of around 2000 containers that were aboard the ship when it hit the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga in October 2011.

Thursday, March 14, 2019

the damage sustained by a prized muscle car that was aboard the container ship Rena. The 1972 Holden Monaro GTS, the pride and joy of ex-pat Troy Levien, was in one of around 2000 containers that were aboard the ship when it hit the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga in October 2011.

The Rena struck the reef, off the coast of Tauranga, on October 5, 2011. It subsequently broke up, spilling containers and more than 300 tonnes of heavy fuel oil.

Troy later reported in June 2012... "Sad news I'm afraid. I have just seen a pic of my monaro and its not good, the container has collapsed on top of the roof of the car and its been underwater, so you were right its a total loss. Worse still is I have no insurance due to a communication mix up....can this get any worse..."