A 15-strong crew were rescued off South Africa’s southern Cape seas on Thursday afternoon after their offshore supply vessel caught on fire and had to be abandoned. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) said that the vessel, named the Marshall Island-flagged AM Pride, caught fire...
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The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is actively investigating the source of pharmaceutical bottles washing up along the country’s eastern coastline. The incident comes amid a surge in container…
All 15 crew members were safely evacuated from a burning offshore supply vessel (OSV) near South Africa’s southern Cape, on Thursday. The incident, which unfolded approximately 48.5 nautical miles south…
https://gcaptain.com/crew-rescued-as-offshore-supply-vessel-catches-fire-off-south-africa-coast/
An oil spill from the MSC Apollo containership in Algoa Bay, South Africa, is currently under investigation by authorities as its impact on local wildlife becomes apparent. The South African…
South African authorities suspect the 22-year-old, 6,492 teu MSC Apollo containership was responsible for an oil spill at Algoa Bay on Saturday afternoon. Bad weather in the intervening days has made investigations and clean-up operations difficult with the South African Maritime Safety Authority...
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The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) reports that authorities have initiated an investigation into an oil spill in Algoa Bay. The spill is believed to have originated from the…
Ships taking the alternative, non-Houthi route between Asia and Europe face another perilous situation, namely the rough seas around South Africa. The 6,966 teu MSC Antonia lost 46 boxes overboard last week during severe weather conditions with another 305 containers damaged, according the...
An MSC ship has lost dozens of containers overboard after encountering severe winter weather off the coast of South Africa, marking the third such incident in two months as more…
https://gcaptain.com/cargo-losses-surge-off-south-african-coast-amid-red-sea-rerouting/
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has reported that the salvage operation for the Panama-flagged general cargo ship, MV Ultra Galaxy, grounded on South Africa’s west coast, has shifted…
https://gcaptain.com/ultra-galaxy-salvage-in-south-africa-moves-to-wreck-removal/
More than 200 people are being drawn in to ramp up the clean-up of oil from the grounded Ultra Galaxy general cargo vessel after the last few days’ wintry and stormy weather on South Africa’s west coast teared the wreck further into pieces. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) gave...
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