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Clifton Trawler
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Wall Street Journal Includes 2oceansvibe Stunt In ‘PHOTOS OF THE YEAR 2012’ Feature
07 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
The Wall Street Journal editors picked “the best photos of the year – representing the key moments and defining images of the news in 2012.” They included our Clifton Trawler Butlers Pizza Stunt we did in May. Click through for the pic + video.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
17 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Captain of Clifton Trawler was asleep at the wheel. Baumgartner is retiring. iPad Mini expected in a few days. Catch it all, and more, inside
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Owner Of Clifton Trawler Makes Offer For Salvage Costs
25 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s been about a month and a half since the Eihatsu Maru ran aground in Clifton. Amongst all the questions and mysteries surrounding the entire incident, one of the most prominent was: “Who’s going to be paying for all this?” The unexpected answer is that the ship’s owner has actually made an offer to the salvagers – who would have thought it?
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Butlers Pizza Thanks The Crew Of The SMIT Amandla Tug Boat
29 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Those of you living on in the real world would have been vaguely aware of a Japanese fishing vessel, the Eihatsu Maru, parked on South Africa’s fair shores in the last two weeks.What you might not have thought about in the ensuing drama was the incredible job that the crew of the SMIT Amandla tug […]
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Awesome Time Lapse Of The Eihatsu Maru’s Holiday In Clifton [VIDEO]
22 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2oceansViber, Rory Allen, spent four days last week documenting the Eihatsu Maru as it lay stranded on Clifton’s First Beach. He’s put together an amazing time lapse of events as they unfolded.
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WATCH: Clifton Trawler Tugged Off Beach [VIDEO]
19 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Eihatsu Maru was successfully towed off Clifton’s First Beach by maritime authorities yesterday. The Smit Amandla tug worked tirelessly for hours to free the stricken vessel.
Eyewitness News’s Aletta Gardner was on hand to record the moment life along Victoria Road returned to normal.
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First Photo Of Clifton Trawler Pulled Away From The Beach – It Worked!
18 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
The Eihatsu Maru has been successfully towed off Clifton’s First Beach by maritime authorities today. The Smit Amandla tug worked tirelessly for hours to free the stricken vessel that ran aground last Saturday morning in thick fog.
It brings to a close an agonising six days of salvage attempts by officials, who twice previously failed to remove the stricken vessel.
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Incredible New Aerial Photos Of Clifton Trawler Emerge – Shot From Helicopter
18 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Unbelievable. These were sent in by 2oceansviber, Martin G. Check these out!
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Japan Says It’s Concerned About Clifton Trawler
18 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s taken long enough for Japanese officials to step up to the plate and offer South African Authorities their assurances that they will do everything they can to locate the stricken vessel’s owner. After a slight mishap overnight, Samsa confirmed to 2oceansVibe a little while ago that salvage experts were putting the finishing touches together for an operation at lunchtime today.
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Wall Street Journal Covers “Clifton Trawler Pizza Delivery”
17 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
By now you should have heard about the pizzas we ordered from Butlers Pizza to be delivered to the stricken Eihatsu Maru ship on Clifton beach. Naturally it wasn’t a problem for them, as they’re Cape Town’s #1 pizza company. You can check the video HERE if you missed it. But more recently a picture […]
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Butlers Pizza Delivery To Clifton Trawler Makes International Headlines
16 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Yesterday, 2oceansvibe enlisted the brave men of Butlers in a diplomatic and humanitarian mission: the delivery of hot pizza to the stricken crew and salvage officers of the Eihatsu Maru trawler, currently beached on Clifton 1st. The captain’s dog got a bone. In case you haven’t caught the video and pictures of the successful mission […]
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Clifton Trawler: Make Or Break
16 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Tomorrow, SA Maritime Safety Authorities will make another attempt to remove the stranded Eihatsu Maru from Clifton’s First beach. Last night, 2oceansVibe spoke to one of the men in charge, Samsa’s chief operations officer, Sobantu Tilayi. Many questions still remain about the reasons why the captain grounded the vessel, but Tilayi said the operation has now reached a critical stage.
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Clifton Trawler: Day 4 Draws To A Close…
15 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
[pic source – Twitter – @alettagardner]
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Clifton Trawler: Grounded On Purpose?
14 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 11 Comments
Various officials are currently meeting with the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) to establish a salvage operation for the stranded trawler on Clifton’s First Beach. A source familiar with the maritime industry believes it’s quite unlikely that the vessel wouldn’t have known what it was doing, and that fog would not have played a role in the grounding.
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