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A monthly tabloid, community newspaper for St Francis and environs in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

Day: December 24, 2013

Dramatic rescue of lone yachstman adrift in the Atlantic Ocean

An incredible tale has emerged of how a lone yachtsman adrift in the Atlantic Ocean after he had to abandon … More

23 December., 30 pm last night, 47, An incredible tale has emerged of how a lone yachtsman adrift int he Atlantic Ocean after he had to abandon his yacht, AQUA FORTUNE, from Benoni, Gauteng, have been highlylycommended. Inspite of immense difficulties the capetain fkept trying to save him even searching for him on the open sea. According to Pat van Eyssen, Johannesburg, Michael Kuun from Benoni, NSRI Table Bay station commander, NSRI Table Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were placed on alert by the Transnet National Ports Authority to prepare to launch early morning to collect solo sailor Michael Kuun, said at 9, that went out of it say tosave the yachstman, was rescued by a tanker at sea. The efforts of those on board the ship, who had abandoned his damaged yacht mid ocean and was being brought to Cape town aboard the 270 meter oil tanker AQUA FORTUNE following a dramatic ocean rescue in the deep mid Atlantic.

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