Penguin sweater
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Penguin sweaters, also known as penguin jumpers, are sweaters knitted for penguins that have been caught in oil slicks. When an oil spill affects penguins they have in the past been sometimes dressed
Washing a victim of oil spills
Aftermath of Rena oil spill
Rena oil spill
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The Rena oil spill occurred off the coast of Tauranga, New Zealand in October 2011. The spill was caused by the grounding of MV Rena on the Astrolabe Reef. The Rena was a container ship and cargo vess
Penguin sweater
…these for penguin rehabilitation. Instead, these sweaters are used to dress toy penguins which are then sold to raise money for the foundation. After a 2011 oil spill in New Zealand, a local yarn shop put out the call for penguin jumpers, and supplied a pattern. Jumpers were received from all over the world. However, those cleaning…
Rena aground on Astrolabe Reef
New Zealand Army personnel cleaning oil from Papamoa Beach on 11 October
A shipping container from the Rena beached at Orokawa Bay in January 2012