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66-605: MV Rena was a 3,351  TEU container ship owned by the Greek shipping company Costamare Inc. through one of its subsidiaries, Daina Shipping Co. The ship was built in 1990 as ZIM America for the Israeli shipping company Zim by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG in Kiel , Germany . She was renamed Andaman Sea in 2007 and had sailed under her current name and owner since 2010. On 5 October 2011, due to navigation errors near

132-581: A PhD with a thesis titled The Residual Strength of Soils and Landslide Stability . Before entering parliament, he worked as an engineer for the Rangiora County Council, and as director of his family construction company. He also served on the Rangiora District Council, unsuccessfully standing while still at secondary school in 1983, and successfully standing again in 1986 aged 21. Nick Smith has been involved in

198-704: A bow thruster . Shipboard power was generated by two 1,240-kilowatt (1,660 hp) auxiliary generating sets. In the late 1980s the Israeli shipping company Zim launched a major renovation and fleet expansion project, which included ordering 15 new ships. One of the new ships was ZIM America , which was laid down on 4 October 1989 at the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG shipyard in Kiel, Germany. Delivered on 1 April 1990 and registered in Haifa ,

264-570: A 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) oil slick threatened wildlife and the area's rich fishing waters. Oil from the Rena began washing ashore at Mount Maunganui beach on 10 October. Bad weather that night caused the ship to shift on the reef, and the crew were evacuated. The shifting of the ship caused further damage, resulting in a further 130–350 tonnes of oil leaking. On 11 October the spill was declared New Zealand's worst ever maritime environmental disaster by Environment Minister Nick Smith . By 13 October

330-485: A contracting business, building drains and bridges. He has seven siblings; three sisters and four brothers. His father and two brothers all own independent construction crane hire businesses. Smith was educated at Rangiora High School and was an AFS Scholar to the U.S. He studied at the University of Canterbury where he earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree with first-class honours in civil engineering , and

396-401: A crime. Smith considered seeking a renewed public mandate through a by-election, but no by-election was held after leaders of other parties criticised the idea. Smith stood again in the 2005 general election and kept his seat with a greatly increased majority, his personal share of the vote increasing from 46.8% to 54.9% and his overall majority from 4,232 to 10,226. When National and

462-476: A final margin of 4,525 votes. However, Smith was re-elected to Parliament on the National Party list. Owing to the resignation of fellow National MP David Carter at the 2020 general election, Smith became the sponsor of a private member's bill seeking to repeal the controversial Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Act 2018 . Smith's member's bill was defeated during its second reading on 9 June 2021 when

528-564: A man and woman. In 2012 Smith voted against the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill , a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry in New Zealand . In his valedictory speech in 2021 he said that this vote was “an issue I got wrong,” a change of view that he credited in part to family circumstances, and he apologised "to New Zealand's LGBT+ community." In 2018, Smith vocalised support for human and civil rights as enshrined in

594-541: A maximum weight of 67,200 pounds (30,500 kg), an empty weight of 5,290 pounds (2,400 kg), and a net load of 61,910 pounds (28,080 kg). Nick Smith (New Zealand politician) Nicolas Rex Smith (born 24 December 1964) is a New Zealand politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the National Party from 1990 to 2021. He served as a Cabinet minister, holding various posts including Minister for Building and Housing, Minister for

660-455: A ship are set so that two standard 20-foot containers have a gap of three inches, allowing a single 40-foot container to fit precisely on top. The 40-foot containers have found wider acceptance, as they can be pulled by semi-trailer trucks . The length of such a combination is within the limits of national road regulations in many countries, requiring no special permission. As some road regulations allow longer trucks, there are also variations of

726-448: A volume range of 680 to 1,520 cubic feet (19 to 43 m ) for one TEU. While the TEU is not itself a measure of mass, some conclusions can be drawn about the maximum mass that a TEU can represent. The maximum gross mass for a 20-foot (6.1 m) dry cargo container is 24,000 kilograms (53,000 lb). Subtracting the tare mass of the container itself, the maximum amount of cargo per TEU

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792-417: A witness in the case. Smith's defence was that he was exercising his responsibility as a constituency MP to aid a constituent and that his public utterances in the matter had served the public interest, but these claims were rejected by the court. The Speaker , Jonathan Hunt , held that contempt of court was insufficient to warrant expulsion from Parliament, as it did not fall within the statutory definition of

858-547: Is defined as two TEU. It is common to designate a 45-foot (13.7 m) container as 2 TEU, rather than 2.25 TEU. The most common twenty-foot container occupies a space 20 feet (6.1 m) long, 8 feet (2.44 m) wide, and 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 m) high, with an allowance externally for the corner castings ; the internal volume is 1,172 cubic feet (33.2 m ). However, both 9-foot-6-inch-tall (2.90 m) High cube and 4-foot-3-inch (1.30 m) half height containers are also reckoned as 1 TEU. This gives

924-460: Is most commonly 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 m) but ranges from 4 feet 3 inches (1.30 m) to 9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m). Another standard container is slightly more than twice as long: 40-foot (12.19 m), dubbed a forty-foot equivalent unit (often FEU or feu ). The reason the smaller container is 1.5 inches short of 20 feet is to allow it to be stacked efficiently with 40-foot containers. The twistlocks on

990-406: Is not officially recommended. In December 2020, divers discovered that nature is in the process of recovery and the wreck is becoming a thriving kelp forest . Divers are monitoring for any pieces of steel that might become dislodged and float in the tide to damage the reef, as well as the status of 5 to 10 tonnes of granulated copper trapped underneath the wreck’s hull. The team will keep monitoring

1056-465: Is reduced to about 21,600 kilograms (47,600 lb). Similarly, the maximum gross mass for a 40-foot (12.2 m) dry cargo container (including the 9-foot-6-inch (2.90 m) High cube container) is 30,480 kilograms (67,200 lb). After correcting for tare weight, this gives a cargo capacity of 26,500 kilograms (58,400 lb). Twenty-foot "heavy tested" containers are available for heavy goods such as heavy machinery. These containers allow

1122-480: Is to retire now." 1News reported that "Smith had a complaint from a male staffer saying he was being bullied by the veteran MP," while the New Zealand Herald understood the altercation to be "with a young staff member who had worked there for less than a year prior to the incident." On 1 June, Stuff reported that the complaint that led to the inquiry had been made by a second staffer who overheard

1188-418: Is usually measured by mass (the deadweight tonnage ) or by volume (the net register tonnage ). Deadweight tonnage is generally measured now in metric tons ( tonnes ). Register tons are measured in cu. ft, with one register ton equivalent to 100 cubic feet (2.83 m ). As the TEU is an inexact unit, it cannot be converted precisely into other units. The related unit forty-foot equivalent unit , however,

1254-609: The 2020 election , he served as a list MP for less than a year before retiring from parliament on 10 June 2021 after multiple allegations of bullying were made against him. Smith was elected Mayor of Nelson in the October 2022 New Zealand local elections . Smith was born in Rangiora , Canterbury , in 1964, the son of John Smith and Anne Smith. His father was born in New South Wales and came to New Zealand to start

1320-466: The Astrolabe Reef , the Rena ran aground near Tauranga , New Zealand , resulting in an oil spill . Over the span of several months, she had been battered by consistent heavy winds and rough seas and on 8 January 2012 the Rena broke in two after a particularly harsh night of bad weather. By 10 January the stern section had slipped off of the reef bank and sunk almost completely. The Rena

1386-636: The Parliamentary Service investigation had widened its scope from the July 2020 incident to look at Smith's treatment of his staff throughout his time in politics and that Smith believed that the resulting report would be "devastating for both him and his career." The media story containing the full details of the incident anticipated by Smith's statement did not appear on 1 June, but the next day Richard Harman of Politik published an article alleging that National leader Judith Collins had been

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1452-402: The Rena had broken in two, and while the bow section remained firmly grounded on the reef, the split had caused both sections to slew away from each other and settle lower in the water. This caused further debris and oil to be released into the sea. By 10 January the stern section had been submerged almost completely, and on 4 April it slipped further down the reef and disappeared completely from

1518-887: The Shadow Cabinet of Simon Bridges . Smith was named as the party's new spokesperson for Crown–Māori Relations in January 2019. In March 2018, Smith became the Father of the House in March 2018, having served continuously since the 1990 general election . Following his resignation in June 2021, Smith was succeeded as "Father of the House" by Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard . Smith, in his capacity as National's electoral reform spokesperson, criticised in March 2019

1584-569: The Chief Executive of the ACC on behalf of a former National Party activist. In accepting the resignation, John Key said "it's quite clear he should have made his conflict of interest also known, he shouldn't have had anything to do with the complainant, he should have delegated that responsibility as other ministers do". On 22 January 2013, Smith was returned to the Cabinet and appointed to

1650-467: The Corrections portfolio and became Minister of Education. When National was defeated in the 1999 general election , Smith continued to serve as his party's education spokesperson. Nick Smith was a supporter of Bill English 's bid to replace Jenny Shipley as party leader. When English was successful, Smith's position within the party rose. When English was himself challenged by Don Brash , Smith

1716-568: The Environment, Minister for Climate Change Issues, and Minister of Local Government . For a brief time between October and November 2003 he was the deputy leader of the National Party, then in opposition under Don Brash . Smith represented the Nelson electorate from 1996 to 2020 and, before that, was the member for Tasman from 1990 to 1996. Following his defeat in the Nelson electorate in

1782-553: The Immigration, Social Welfare and Treaty Negotiation portfolios. In 1996, after serving six years in parliament, Smith was elevated to Cabinet, becoming Minister of Conservation. With this appointment, he replaced the outgoing Minister, Denis Marshall , who had resigned as an eventual consequence of the Cave Creek disaster . In 1997 he gained the additional responsibility of Minister of Corrections. In early 1999, he dropped

1848-481: The Labour Government's proposed carbon tax , stated to Parliament that the National Party intended to move to a comprehensive emissions trading permit system. In November 2005, Smith made several statements criticising the Labour Government's proposed policy of implementing a carbon tax: From January 2008, Smith was giving speeches as National's Climate Change Spokesman. In one speech, he stated there

1914-538: The Labour Party used its parliamentary majority to block its passage. The second reading was deferred until 9 June 2021. The repeal bill was defeated by 65 (Labour) to 55 (National, Greens, ACT, and the Māori Party ). On 31 May 2021, Smith released a statement announcing his resignation from Parliament, to take effect on 10 June. In his statement he said that he had decided some time earlier that he would not serve

1980-707: The Labour members of Parliament's Justice Select Committee for blocking China expert and political scientist Anne-Marie Brady from testifying at a select committee hearing about interference from the Chinese Communist Party and its local proxies in the 2017 general election. Raymond Huo , the Chair of the Justice Select Committee, had declined Brady's application on procedural grounds that she had submitted her application five months after

2046-581: The MP in question. He further suggested that Collins was likely to have known of the incident since it occurred in July 2020, and noted that Smith's presumptive replacement in Parliament, Harete Hipango , had told the Whanganui Chronicle that experienced political figures had briefed her that it was only a matter of time before she returned. Collins refused to confirm or deny having told Smith of

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2112-486: The MV Rena for the next 20 years to check it causes no further damage to the reef and any issues are identified early. 37°32′25″S 176°25′45″E  /  37.54028°S 176.42917°E  / -37.54028; 176.42917 Twenty-foot equivalent unit The standard intermodal container is 19 feet 10.5 inches (6.058 m) long and eight feet (2.44 m) wide. The height of such containers

2178-772: The National 'Blue-Green' group. In December 2008, Smith announced a review of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme which had only just been adopted in September via the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading) Amendment Act 2008 . On 24 September 2009, Smith introduced the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill for its first reading in Parliament. This bill amended

2244-531: The National Party since his university days. He stood in the 1990 election as the party's candidate in the Tasman electorate. For the 1996 election , a large slice of Tasman was merged into the neighbouring Nelson electorate. Smith opted to contest Nelson and defeated Labour incumbent John Blincoe in the election. He held Nelson until the 2020 general election. As well as the full ministerial posts mentioned below, Smith has also been an Associate Minister of

2310-721: The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme and it received the Royal assent on 7 December 2009. In November 2009, Smith stated in a speech to Federated Farmers that climate change is a global tragedy of the commons. It has significant consequences and the harm will fall on future generations. Economically, in terms of trade access, and environment, New Zealand must do its fair share. As it is a complex diabolical problem with huge economic implications for societies based on fossil fuel use, climate change policies must be substantive and realistic. In 2010, Smith

2376-611: The Offices of Minister of Conservation and Minister of Housing. Smith was re-elected in Nelson during the 2014 general election , defeating Labour candidate Maryan Street by 7,605 votes. Following the re-election of National, he served as Minister of Building and Housing and Minister of Environment. Nick Smith was re-elected in Nelson during the 2017 general election , defeating Labour candidate Rachel Boyack by 4,283 votes. He became National's Spokesperson for Electoral Reform and State Services (including Open Government) portfolios in

2442-820: The Speaker since 2006, when Smith was named by Assistant Speaker Ann Hartley . Smith had also been named on two earlier occasions: in 2001 by Chairperson of the Committee of the Whole House Geoff Braybrooke , and in 2003 by Speaker Jonathan Hunt. On 25 June 2020, Smith was escorted out of the House of Representatives by the Serjeant-at-Arms for refusing to leave when asked to by the Assistant Speaker, Adrian Rurawhe , who

2508-431: The afternoon of 10 June 2021, and his resignation from Parliament took effect at midnight that night. In December 2021, Stuff and Newsroom obtained access to the draft version of the report on Smith's behaviour and described its contents, with responses from Smith and the allegedly bullied staffer. On 8 October 2022, Nick Smith was elected as Mayor of Nelson during the 2022 New Zealand local elections , succeeding

2574-476: The alleged altercation and that this staffer had made an audio recording. Smith is seeking access to this recording, which has delayed the conclusion of the inquiry. Former staffers claimed that Smith's behaviour was well known to everyone in parliament, including all National Party leaders as far back as Jim Bolger . A former MP said that Smith had a "volatile personality" and was frequently "outright rude to officials and staffers." Newsroom later reported that

2640-591: The case by issuing an apology and making an undisclosed payment. Smith was quoted by the Dominion Post as saying “No public money is involved in the settlement, although I have been very grateful to have received $ 209,000 of public money from the Parliamentary Service”. Smith has been the National Party's Climate Change spokesman when in opposition and has held the post of Minister for Climate Change Issues. In May 2005, Smith, while criticising

2706-429: The claims were exaggerated and that Smith was merely suffering from stress and exhaustion. Smith returned to Nelson on "stress leave". When Smith returned to parliament, however, he found himself challenged for the deputy leadership by Gerry Brownlee . Smith and his supporters were angry at this, saying that Brownlee's supporters had taken advantage of Smith's absence to deliberately misrepresent Smith as unstable. Smith

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2772-434: The deadline in September 2018. Smith criticised the Labour members of the select committee for blocking Brady because it ignored Justice Minister Andrew Little 's instruction that the committee considers the issue of foreign interference. As a result, the Labour Government reversed its initial decision to exclude Brady. On 8 May 2019, Smith was named by Speaker Mallard for misconduct in the house. No MP had been named by

2838-433: The existence of the inquiry and its details had been leaked to the media, and would be published on 1 June. He further said in his statement that "It is inappropriate for employment disputes to be litigated in public. I will put on the record that I regret the incident, I apologised at the time and I apologise again today. I have decided the best course of action for the parties involved, the National Party, my family and myself

2904-501: The full parliamentary term, as following the loss of his electorate seat, he had found that being a list MP "is just not me," and there had also been "recent changes in family circumstances which require me to give greater support." Concerning the precise timing of his resignation, however, he said that "Parliamentary Services have been conducting a confidential inquiry into a verbal altercation in my Wellington office last July that has not concluded" and that he had been advised on 28 May that

2970-586: The legal fees for the 2005 case "totalled about $ 270,000." In June 2010, the New Zealand Herald reported that preservatives producer Osmose New Zealand was taking a defamation case against Smith in the High Court in Auckland. Osmose New Zealand alleges that Smith's statements made in July 2005 about the timber product, T1.2, destroyed the product's reputation caused the company to lose more than $ 14 million in estimated profits. On 10 June 2010, Smith settled

3036-413: The local economy. In early April 2024, Smith opposed calls to ban alcohol advertising at sports games, telling AM "that the economic benefits for the region outweigh the "minor issue" of concerns about social harm." In early May 2024, Smith stated that he had been reassured by Crown agency Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) that changes to the long-awaited rebuild of Nelson Hospital would address

3102-570: The new 3351  TEU container ship enabled Zim to offer a weekly fixed-day sailing schedule for its customers. The ZIM America was later re-registered under the Maltese flag of convenience in 2004 with Valletta as her home port, and in 2007 she was renamed Andaman Sea . In 2010 the Andaman Sea was sold to Daina Shipping Co., a subsidiary of the Greek shipping company Costamare Inc. She

3168-572: The new leader, John Key , won the 2008 general election , Smith was appointed Minister for the Environment , Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues, and Minister for the Accident Compensation Corporation , and was ranked sixth in Cabinet . In April 2010, The New Zealand Herald reported that Smith had his legal fees for two separate defamation cases in 1999 and 2005 paid by the taxpayer. Smith stated that

3234-405: The one to tell Smith that the inquiry had been leaked to the media and would shortly be revealed to the public, and hence "It appears either by accident or intent that Collins forced Smith’s resignation because of her claims of the imminent publication of the story." Harman reported that Collins had told her caucus in early May 2021 that a scandal involving one of them would soon break, without naming

3300-583: The outgoing incumbent Mayor Rachel Reese . Smith defeated second highest polling candidate Matt Lawrey by a margin of 9,302 votes. During the mayoral race, Smith campaigned against the Government's Three Waters reform programme . Following his election as Mayor, Smith stated that the Nelson City Council would focus on recovering from the August 2022 storms that damaged the city, and boosting

3366-411: The reef. Salvage and recovery works were completed on 4 April 2016 and the former exclusion zone around the site was lifted. As part of the official access plan, two dive sites for advanced divers were unveiled on a website providing fishing, snorkeling, diving, and safety information. Between them, these two sites cover the bulk of the remaining bow wreckage, while diving to the much deeper stern wreckage

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3432-403: The ship was listing by 20°, and 88 of her 1368 containers had fallen into the sea. Due to increased pressure to her hull, Rena was expected at any point to split in two, furthering the environmental impact of the disaster. It was reported on 14 October 2011, that Rena had cracked in two, held together only by her internal structure and the reef itself. On 8 January 2012, it was reported that

3498-423: The ship's owners as part of their resource consent application to leave the wreck on Astrolabe noted, "Sediment contaminant concentrations on Astrolabe Reef adjacent to the wreck indicates adverse effects on organisms are likely to be occurring due to elevated concentrations of copper, zinc, TBT, and PAHs ." In February 2016, Daina Shipping was granted consent to leave the unrecovered portions of MV Rena in place on

3564-674: The shortage of beds and seismic issues at the facility. In 2003 Smith voted against the Death with Dignity Bill , a bill aiming to legalise euthanasia in New Zealand . In 2004 Smith voted against the Civil Union Act 2004 and the Relationships (Statutory References) Act. Smith also voted for the Marriage (Gender Clarification) Amendment Bill , which would have amended the Marriage Act to define marriage as only between

3630-519: The standard 40-foot container; in Europe and most other places a container of 45 feet (13.72 m) may be pulled as a trailer. Containers with a length of 48 feet (14.63 m) or 53 feet (16.15 m) are restricted to road and rail transport in North America. Although longer than 40 feet, these variants are put in the same class of forty-foot equivalent units. The carrying capacity of a ship

3696-462: The supposed leak, on the grounds that she did not discuss conversations that she had had with her MPs. She did acknowledge having learned of the alleged altercation in late 2020, and also questioned the legality of the recording of it. Newshub reported that Smith had been under the impression that its political editor Tova O'Brien was the reporter about to break the story, but that in fact, no such story existed. Smith gave his valedictory speech on

3762-406: The surface. By June 2014, the wreck had been salvaged of approximately 77% of the initial containers. Major pieces of the wreck have been removed, including the entire bow section being leveled one metre below the low tide mark, removal of the 350-tonne accommodation block (down to D deck), and a major piece of the port side. All fuel and oils were removed, except for about 1 tonne of clingage. There

3828-399: Was a 236-metre (774 ft) Panamax container ship with a container capacity of 3,351  twenty-foot equivalent units  (TEU) in seven holds. Her breadth was 32.2 metres (106 ft), and fully laden she had a draught of 12 metres (39 ft). Her gross tonnage was 38,788, net tonnage 16,454 and deadweight tonnage 47,231 tonnes. The Rena was served by a crew of 20. The ship

3894-464: Was also angry that neither Brownlee nor Brash (who appeared now to support Brownlee) had given any indication of the upcoming challenge. Smith was defeated and lost the deputy leadership on 17 November 2003. In late March 2004, Smith was found guilty of contempt of court . He had been asked to assist a constituent with a Family Court case and made several public comments which broke the court's confidentiality rules and were also found to have pressured

3960-442: Was an ongoing search for the last container of plastic beads. Under the salvage operation, more than 850 tonnes of debris were removed from the area. In a report by the ship's owner, it was noted that the anti-fouling paint on the wreck contains zinc, diuron, copper, and tributyltin (TBT). The same report noted that there is "localised contamination of TBT in on-reef sediments at Astrolabe." The Sediment Quality Report submitted by

4026-459: Was enforcing the earlier ejection of Smith because he was arguing with Speaker Mallard. As he was leaving, Smith shouted, "what sort of a Nazi establishment is running the place, seriously." Smith is the first person to be escorted out of the House by the Serjeant-at-Arms since the late 1980s, when Robert Muldoon was escorted out. During the 2020 New Zealand general election , Smith lost his seat in Nelson to Labour candidate Rachel Boyack by

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4092-452: Was no question that the destabilising of the Earth's climate, caused by increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, was the “number one environmental issue”. After the 2008 general election, Smith was appointed Minister for Climate Change Issues. The Nelson Mail described the appointment as the logical choice given Smith's role as the National Party's climate change spokesman and his role in

4158-523: Was one of English's strongest defenders, working very hard to win support against Brash. Eventually, however, English was defeated. Smith was appointed to the position of deputy leader, presumably to placate members of the English camp. He took up this position on 28 October 2003. Soon, however, he was challenged from within the party based on his behaviour after his elevation, which critics described as "irrational" and "paranoid". Smith's defenders said that

4224-421: Was propelled by a single eight-cylinder Cegielski - Sulzer 8RTA76 two-stroke low-speed diesel engine directly coupled to a fixed-pitch propeller. The main engine, which had a maximum output of 21,996 kW (29,497 hp) at 98 rpm, burned 90 tons of heavy fuel oil per day while giving the ship a service speed of 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph). For maneuvering at ports the ship was also equipped with

4290-536: Was renamed Rena and registered in the port of Monrovia in Liberia . On Wednesday, 5 October 2011, at 2:20 AM while sailing from Napier to Tauranga , the Rena ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef off the Bay of Plenty , New Zealand . The ship was carrying 1,368 containers, eight of which contained hazardous materials, as well as 1,700 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and 200 tonnes of marine diesel. By Sunday, 9 October,

4356-456: Was reported by The Press as saying the basic science of climate change was sound and that climate deniers who leapt on errors by the IPCC should subject their "flaky" research to the same level of scrutiny as the IPCC reports. Smith resigned from all his Cabinet portfolios on 21 March 2012, after admitting that he had written on Minister for Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) letterhead to

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