Smit Amandla - Kiani Satu Salvage Operation 

Smit aMandla, Our dear old John Ross super tug. Greetings from South Africa.

On August 8th, 2013, the geared bulk carrier Kiani Satu was pushed aground in Buffels Bay, South Africa after suffering a power failure in heavy seas. She was carrying a cargo of rice and was heading for Ghana. During high tide on August 17th, the SMIT Amandla broke the Kiani Satu free and pulled her clear of the beach. On the morning of 21 August, she sank 110 miles south of South Africa in 1000 meters of water.

Boere and Smit from the old country,... Dutch and SA make a great team!

yeah every salvage job they do it ends up sinking 🤦🏻‍♂

Off course it has to be my country South Africa where this incident happened. When I saw the workers standing around and only one or two are working, while the rest is absolutely doing nothing as usual. 😒

What a shame. She hardly looked like a worn-out hulk; she looked well-painted and cared for, almost new.

Salvaged the coastline and not the vessel but a job well done none the less. Them boats do not like being on the hard.

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Pls kodema ship

The operation was a success but the patient died...again.

W Polsce Kaczynski rowek kopie zeby mial sie gdzie pluskac haha

Her owners didn't want her anymore, cargo lost and unknown damage .... better to put her out of her misery.

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