Police close Waihi Beach as shipping containers come ashore . Police closed public access to the beach . The cargo ship broke in two over the weekend . A large container ship, carrying a load of steel and other goods, has broken apart on its way to Auckland from China. Government : Spill is country 's most significant maritime environmental disaster .
Police close Waihi Beach as shipping containers come ashore . The cargo ship broke in two over the weekend . A large container ship, carrying a load of steel and other goods, has broken apart on its way to Auckland from China. Government : Spill is country 's most significant maritime environmental disaster .