The life – and pollution – documented inside the sunken Cable Restorer
The 79-year-old cable ship sank a week ago in Simon’s Town Harbour. This is what the wreck holds below the surface.
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The 79-year-old cable ship sank a week ago in Simon’s Town Harbour. This is what the wreck holds below the surface.
While the resulting oil spill is minimal, SanParks and Sanccob are on alert in case nearby penguin colonies are affected.
Former British Navy vessel laid the first undersea cable connecting SA to Europe.
The vessel was in the process of being broken down for scrap when it snapped in two while moored at False Bay Yacht Club.