Showing posts with label tragedy. Show all posts
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Friday, 25 October 2024

South Africa: Boston Wheelsby & Seegans shipwrecks

SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage

July 26:

“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”

1984: Boston Wheelsby, this fishing vessel was scuttled off Robben Island in Table Bay in the Western Cape.

Seegans (1991) shortly after it wrecked

1991: Seegans, this South African fishing vessel’s anchor cables parted in a north-westerly gale resulting in it wrecking in Gansbaai harbour in the Western Cape.

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Monday, 9 September 2024

South Africa: Noatun, Eda & Cape St Blaize shipwrecks

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Unknown shipwreck, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

June 22:

“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”

1892: Noatun, this wooden Norwegian barque was lost in a westerly storm off Cape Padrone in the Eastern Cape. Although wreckage washed ashore, none of the 11 that were on board were ever found. 

1904: Eda, this vessel ran aground and was condemned at East London in the Eastern Cape. Very little is known about this vessel. 

1965: Cape St Blaize, this South African motor-powered fishing vessel ran aground about 4 km east of the Kasouga River mouth in the Eastern Cape. Attempts were made to refloat it and to get it to the Kasouga River but these were abandoned and the vessel became a wreck.

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Saturday, 18 November 2023

South Africa: Video of very heavy storm in Empangeni and Richards Bay

Video of very heavy storm in Empangeni and Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa.

#Storm #KwaZuluNatal #SouthAfrica

A man has been killed during a severe storm that struck the Empangeni, in northern KwaZulu-Natal.

Thunderstorms, heavy rains and winds hit a number of areas, including eNseleni and eMhlanga. uMhlathuze Municipality's mayor Xolani Ngwezi says the man was killed while at work at the Five Ways Mall in Empangeni.

Two others were also injured. Ngwezi says there was also damage to property and 20 families had to find shelter elsewhere. "Electrical infrastructure for instance in ward 4 in Mandlazini next to Richards Bay, was also severely damaged and people have had no electricity from yesterday. Our airport was flooded, but to all these issues, our disaster management teams were immediately contacted and attended to many areas." Ngwezi says they plan to assess the damage. © Dronesberg ЮТ канал Dronesberg публикует два видео в неделю: по понедельникам и пятницам. Темы варьируются от путешествий по Африке до путешествий по Европе и России. На нашем канале нет бесконечных причитаний «ударь по/жми на этот колокольчик» и «не забывай подписаться, зараза». YouTube channel Dronesberg publishes two video a week: on Mondays and Fridays. Themes range from travelling in Africa to exploring Europe and Russia. No annoying endless begging "hit/smash that bell" and "don't forget to sub" here. ✩B L O G | БЛОГ ►http://sa-nam-news.blogspot.com ✩INSTAGRAM | ИНСТА ►https://www.instagram.com/exploringnamibia ✩PURCHASE VIDEO P5 | ПОРТФОЛИО P5 ►https://bit.ly/2Vvbb6L ✩TELEGRAM | ТЕЛЕГРАМ ►https://t.me/ExploringNamibia ✩W H A T S U P T E X T | ВОТСАП ТЕКСТ: +264 816 654893
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Saturday, 24 December 2022

Breaking! Gaz tanker explosion in Johannesburg, South Africa | Взрыв газовоза в Южной Африке

Gaz tanker explosion in Johannesburg, South Africa

GPS: -26.218864, 28.243508

The driver forced the vehicle through the narrow bridge gap which caused the gas tank to rupture and explode.

At approximately 08h00 on Saturday morning, 24 December 2022, multiple emergency service agencies responded to the scene of an explosion on Railway Street in the Boksburg Area, south of Johannesburg.

Reports from the scene are that a tanker carrying L.P gas caught fire following a collision which lead to it exploding. The official patient count will be released by the city in due course however at this point in time it is believed to be that of approximately thirty people who sustained life threatening injuries.

Ten people suffered fatal injuries.

Several others were treated for injuries ranging from minor to moderate.

Infrastructure in the area suffered substantial damage in the blast. The O. R. Thambo Memorial Hospital is currently closed due to damage sustained and an official inspection by engineers will be done, with a statement issued by the department.

Six firefighters suffered injuries and a fire engine was destroyed in the blast.

Critical injured and casualties are lying on the roadside after the gas tanker explosion.

When emergency responders arrived, they couldn't believe the number of casualties, body parts, and small children injured in the #Boksburg, #Johannesburg #gasexplosion.

Водитель газовоза пытался протиснуть грузовик через низкий проезд моста, в результате чего бензобак лопнул и взорвался.

Примерно в 08:00 утра в субботу, 24 декабря 2022 года, службы экстренной помощи прибыли на место взрыва на Railway Street в районе Боксбург в южной части Йоханнесбурга в Южной Африке.

Согласно сообщениям с места происшествия, газовоз, перевозивший сжиженный нефтяной газ, загорелся после столкновения, в результате чего он взорвался.

Официальный подсчет жертв будет опубликован городом в надлежащее время, однако на данный момент считается, что около тридцати человек получили опасные для жизни травмы.

Десять человек получили смертельные ранения. Несколько других получили ранения от легкой до средней степени тяжести.

Инфраструктура района сильно пострадала от взрыва. Мемориальная больница OR Thambo в настоящее время закрыта из-за нанесенного ущерба, и инженеры проведут официальную инспекцию с заявлением, опубликованным департаментом.

В результате взрыва пострадали шесть пожарных, была уничтожена пожарная машина.

Тяжелораненые и пострадавшие лежали на обочине после взрыва бензовоза.

Когда прибыли экстренные службы, они не могли поверить количеству жертв, частей тел и маленьких детей, пострадавших в результате взрыва газа в районе #Боксбург, #Йоханнесбург, #ЮжнаяАфрика.

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Wednesday, 5 October 2022

South Africa: NSRI Plettenberg Bay - Fatal shark incident

NSRI (Station 14 Plettenberg Bay)

30 June 2022

Fatal shark incident:

At 14h09, Tuesday, 28 June, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a shark incident involving a swimmer at Sanctuary Beach, Plettenberg Bay.

NSRI rescue swimmers responded directly to the scene and 2 NSRI rescue craft were launched.

On arrival on the scene the body of an adult male, believed to be a local man, was located and recovered from the water, at the back surf line, onto an NSRI rescue craft and the body was brought to the NSRI Plettenberg Bay rescue station.

An NSRI doctor, ambulance services and the SA police Services responded.

Sadly injuries sustained are fatal and the man was declared deceased by the doctor.

Family of the deceased man are in the care of Police and counsellors.

Condolences are conveyed to the family of the deceased man.

Bitou Municipality has closed beaches in Plettenberg Bay.

NSRI and Bitou Municipality are appealing to sea users - bathers, paddlers, sailors and boaters - in Plettenberg Bay and along the Southern Cape coastline to exercise caution following this fatal incident.

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Monday, 31 January 2022

Namibia: West Coast shipwrecks: "Limpopo" & "Lord Keane" | Кораблекрушения у западного побережья Намибии

Namibia: West Coast shipwrecks: "Limpopo" & "Lord Keane" | Кораблекрушения у западного побережья Намибии

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SKELETON COAST NATIONAL PARK

SHIPWRECKS

54. "Limpopo"

Date: 01.01.1930

Sylvia Hill

55. "Lord Keane"

Date: 1840s

Ichaboe Island

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Thursday, 14 January 2021

Victoria Falls: Harare tourist fell to his death into the falls | Несчастный случай на Водопаде Виктория

Harare

A rescue team using inflatable boats, kayaks and ropes has finally retrieved the body of a 40-year-old Harare man who plunged to his death at Victoria Falls on New Year’s day.

Photographs showing Roy Dikinya’s final moments have been widely shared on social media:

Dikinya is seen walking in flip flops along the edge of the gorge, at a place known as Danger Point, moments before slipped and died.

The tourist is reported to have slipped and fallen more than 100 metres down into the gorge on New Year’s Day. Efforts to locate the body were hampered by rain and heavy water flow in the Zambezi River.

Zimbabwe state media informed that a joint team comprising police, parks rangers and volunteers took more than 6 hours to retrieve Dikinya’s remains on Tuesday afternoon of 05 January 2021.

A South African tourist slipped and died at Victoria Falls on 2005 New Year’s Eve, the last known similar accident in the area.

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Saturday, 21 November 2020

Namibia: West Coast shipwrecks: "Anne Mondell" & "Arcona" | Кораблекрушения Намибии

Namibia: West Coast shipwrecks: "Anne Mondell" & "Arcona" | Кораблекрушения Намибии

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NAMIBIA

SKELETON COAST NATIONAL PARK

TRAVEL NAMIBIA

SHIPWRECKS

3. "Anne Mondell" wreck

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Date1840s

LocationIchaboe Island

4. "Arkona" wreck


Dateunknown

Location
Namib-Naukluft National Park, north of Spencer Bay

Remains of "Arkona" shipwreck is located a couple of kilometres north of the "Otavi" wreck. The shipwreck is hardly visible.

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