Cape of storms lives up to its name once again!

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Dorado75

Sealiner
* Yesterday, a bulk carrier - the 'Doce River' - nearly ran aground at Sunset Beach but managed to regain power. At one point she was approx half a mile off of the beach.
 
*This morning, with conditions at sea still severe, two groundings occurred along the South African coast. A barge has run aground off Jacobsbaai near Saldanha Bay and a cargo barge carrying miscellaneous equipment has run aground on Knysna West Head.
 
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Wayne

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Dolpin, will be taking pics of the barge at Jacobsbaai today as soon as I get them I will post them here...she say's as you drive into Jacobsbaai it looks like a block of flats sticking out,then you see it closer and see it is a barge...
 
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Wayne

Sealiner
Found this online while waiting for the pics from Dolpfin... thats one big ass barge..

www.ewn.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=16120
 
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royboy

Sealiner
Bliksem Wayne!!!!! Wow!!!!

Wonder if the Salvage Operators will get her off? As long as she doesn't get holed and create another environmental mess!!!!!

We are down at BB next week from Thursday evening - are you around mate?
 
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Kosi Fisher

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Also, here are some pics of the barge that ran aground (broke its tow) at Knysna...
 

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1309sg

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This puts it into perspective at Jacobs
 

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SAfish

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Awesome photos. I will take a drive and have a look at whats left of the barge here in Knysna. If Neptune is angry he spits out huge metal thingies like pips. Hopefully there would not be any environmental damage.
 
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Wayne

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Some more I recived from 1309sg this morning in my email....

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