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Shipping news SAMSA questions whale-watching charter boat's safetyAccording to News24, the provincial head of the SA Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), Dave Colly, has said a thorough investigation would be launched, as two people have died after the Miroshga - a whale-watching charter boat - capsized near Duiker Island off Cape Town's Hout Bay coast over the weekend.  The family of deck-hand John Roberts hailed the drowned sailor as a hero, Hennie Reid spoke of his nephew by saying, "he was a people's person. He gave his life jacket to someone else and lost his life to save a life.""It is very important to find out what sequence of events led to that situation because it need not have happened," SAMSA's Dave Colly said, adding "there are supposed to be several levels of safety so that even if one fails you're still okay." The boat capsized while carrying a reported 39 passengers aboard, News24 reports. Read the full article on www.news24.com
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, Dave Colly, has said a thorough investigation would be launched, as two people have died after the Miroshga - a whale-watching charter boat - capsized near Duiker Island off Cape Town's Hout Bay coast over the weekend.)
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