11 Fishermen Still Missing After Hout Bay Trawler Tragedy

Nine of the 20 local fishermen were saved after a mayday call was intercepted on Friday afternoon.
There’s Still A Fire Burning In The Cape Town Harbour [Images]

Wondering what that ship is doing burning in Cape Town’s harbour? Here’s what we know so far, and let’s just hope the situation remains under control.
Cape Town Will Finally Get Rid Of The Blouberg Wreck

The City of Cape Town has finally issued an official statement on how it once and for all plans to deal with the broken up Seli 1 wreck on Blouberg beach. But it’s not up to them – it’s now up to the National Treasury to issue the funding for the operation.
R40 Million Requested To Remove Cape Town Oil Spill Wreck

City of Cape Town disaster response teams are again today battling fierce conditions in efforts to clean up oil from the Seli 1 wreck at Bloubergstrand. The operation is set to cost at least R40 million.
Clifton Trawler Pizza Men Become International Heroes (Mind-Blowing Video)
Things have been moving at a rapid pace. Just as we recovered from the news of the Clifton Trawler pizza delivery making the London Metro newspaper (here), we get hit with an escalation in their fame – that they have now made the Wall Street Journal (here)! The Butler’s Pizza delivery men are fast becoming […]
Clifton Trawler Shipwreck Receives Butlers Pizza Delivery [VIDEO]
Tugboats tried again yesterday to pull free Eihatsu Maru, the Japanese trawler stranded on Clifton beach in Cape Town. The rope snapped – just as it did yesterday – and it occurred to all at 2oceansvibe Media, that the crew (and dog) on board might be feeling somewhat peckish. So we did what any self-respecting […]
WATCH: Clifton Shipwreck Salvage Operation LIVE Online RIGHT NOW!
It’s a great moment for the BEACH WATCH website, as they have the infrastructure that allows us to watch the stranded Japanese trawler LIVE on the net. We’re not 100% sure when the salvage operation will get underway – but you can keep an eye on things using the live Clifton beach webcam. You can […]
Pics From N.S.R.I Rescue Mission – Clifton Beach Trawler Crash [Hi-Res Close-Ups]
The NSRI has kindly uploaded a whole of pics of their rescue mission, following the Japanese trawler which crashed into Clifton 1st Beach early Saturday morning. Click ‘continue reading‘ to see the rest of the hi-res close-up pics.