Rio Blanco is a container ship owned by A.P. Ltd. Photo via NZ HeraldA huge container ship docked in Timaru was leaking liquid nitrogen today but emergency services were unable to board due to a risk of Covid-19 amongst the crew. The 280-metre Rio Blanco had a possible leak of 2 tonnes of liquid nitrogen. As of 3pm today, Barbara said they had been told by the first mate of the Rio Blanco that the situation had been resolved. So as far as I know we never actually got on board the boat and the crews haven't come off the boat."

Source: Otago Daily Times December 05, 2020 02:15 UTC