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Man loses his ear in savage bar brawl
Passport woes continue
Isaac Chikosi A Namibian rugby player's sport career hangs on a thread after he allegedly bit off the ear of a Swakopmund resident during a bar brawl in the holiday town on Friday night. The rugby player is affiliated to a leading sport club in Windhoek and a meeting was held last night to determine whether this rugby player would be expelled from the club. The Club where the incident took place in take place tonight (Monday night) to determine Swakopmund is known for periodic bar brawls this player's immediate fate. Then there is also the and other unacceptable public behaviour. The criminal matter, as the victim laid charges at the Club and the rugby player's identity would be Swakopmund Police”, a source at Wanderers made public in due course. explained yesterday. Namib Times also learnt reliably yesterday the The victim's mother explained a group of rugby incident could have further implications, as the players arrived at the club all hyped up after a victim is closely related to a person who works rugby game. Very soon after their arrival an for one of Wanderers' main sponsors. argument ensued between one of the players and a “This is a very bad situation. A meeting will Continued on page 2
Floris Steenkamp Namport is currently conducting a study to look at ways to safely navigate mega-container ships through the main shipping channel of the port of Walvis Bay under any weather scenario. The ports authority expects answers by September, said Port Engineer Elzevir Gelderbloem. Container ships lar- shipping channel is not TEU is the abbre- A twenty foot shipping ger than 5 000 TEU's wide enough for these viation for “twenty container equals one can only safely enter ships to safely pass in foot equivalent unit” TEU. A 5 000 TEU the port of Walvis bad weather and sea which represents the container ship can thus standard 20 foot ship- carry 5 000 20 foot Bay weather per- conditions. mitting. The main Note to the reader: ping container. containers.
Accident hits family again....
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Namibian rugby player faces total ban after barbaric attack
Size matters in the world of shipping
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Petition against “sewer water” in lagoon Apart from the safety aspect, it also place sailing schedules at risk. Operators of these large container ships cannot risk either being caught up alongside in unexpected unfavourable weather conditions. Neither can these ships wait out at sea for suitable weather windows. The study became crucial for Namport, as the trend is developing for larger container ships. It means smaller fleets to maintain and
improved operational capacity. When Namport planned the container terminal on reclaimed land more than a decade ago, consensus was that container vessels in the 5 000 TEU range would be around as the main workhorses till at least 2025. In the last two years the trend changed dramatically. Container lines have started to sell off these smaller vessels and the new normal now is Continued on page 2
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WBPHS has bragging rights
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