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.
Collision between two boats off Mossel Bay:
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