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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6678 FRIDAY 18 AUGUST 2017
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Two hake trawlers sink off Walvis Bay
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Swindler demands entrance fee at jetty
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Locker Vom Hocker
Two hake trawlers Hel 153 and Hel 154 sank in the bay off Walvis Bay on Wednesday. The two vessels were tied down together at anchorage. One sprung a leak and sank. It pulled the other vessel down too. The two trawlers are not in use any more and had no one on board. The vessels belong to West Coast Fishing.
New method to load Busted at exam location - 150 learners caught with cell phones bulk salt A new method is now applied in the manner bulk salt is loaded into bulk carrier ships in the port of Walvis Bay. Namport communications manager Tanà Pesat explained in a statement this week a shipment of 25 000 tons of bulk salt was loaded by skip-method at the beginning of August, as opposed to the traditional conveyor-belt system employed for many years already at the bulk terminal. In a statement Pesat said an increase of 100 % in bagged salt handling in the port of Walvis Bay was recorded for the 2016/2017 financial year and bulk salt handling increased by 10 %. The full statement reads: “The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) handled about 25,000 tonnes of bulk salt destined for the United States of America. The operational method that was used to load the salt into the vessel makes it the first of its kind for the Port of Walvis Bay. Normally, bulk salt is loaded into the vessel's hatch with a conveyer belt. With this shipment, salt was loaded on site into skips and transported by trucks to be discharged into the vessel's hatch. This operation took 3 and half days to load into the bulk carrier “Loveland Island”. The vessel departed on Saturday, 5 August 2017 and the estimated time of arrival within 21 days. Mr Pine Van Wyk, Managing Director of the supplier company Gecko Namibia Pty Ltd, said that the company chose the skip method for loading the salt as it proved to be cost effective. More salt shipments will take place during the year and are destined for various countries such Canada, Brazil, Europe, USA and other African regions. Exported commodities for the Continued on Page 2
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Motoring Inside Sharlien Tjambari NamPol carried out a search operation on Wednesday at the Swakopmund Secondary School, targeting learners who were entering exam locations with their cell phones. A total of more than 150 mobile phones and a laptop were confiscated in the process. According to the principal of Swakopmund Secondary School, Mr. Sinvula Sibanga, NamPol visited him a few weeks back and said they want to carry out such an operation. He agreed without hesitation. The police prepared their strategy and need of manpower based on the total number of classrooms and the exam schedules. "I was surprised by their visit on Wednesday. One of my staff came to inform me Continued on Page 2
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U/19 ladies cricket off to Botswana
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