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Table Bay's Spirit of Vodacom was called out by the National Ports Authority to assist the catamaran Namara into Cape Town Harbour. Namara, stuck in a windless pocket with no engines was unable to make her way into port. Spirit of Vodacom launched and took up the tow at 15:30 approximately 3nm off Sea Point and towed her into the V&A Harbour.Her last port of call was Tristan. According to her skipper Mr Roy Wallbank (British), she will remain in Cape Town to effect repairs before sailing to the Caribbean.
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