* A large crack has been spotted in the side of the stricken container ship

* PM says ship could break up

* Soldiers called out to clean up beaches

* Ship’s captain granted name suppression in court

* About 70 containers have fallen off the ship

* Masks may be issued to Tauranga residents near toxic oil leak

* Port of Tauranga is on standby to shutdown operations

* Environment Minister Nick Smith says this is NZ’s “worst maritime environmental disaster”

* Weather conditions are expected to slowly ease tomorrow with a gradual easing of the swells tomorrow onwards.

NZHerald and WW