MFV LAVERNE Sunk at the V&A Waterfront - Cape Town

[Bruce Salt]

On Tuesday 5th October 2010 the off shore stern trawler LAVERNE CTA-793D sunk while alongside at the V&A Waterfront.  Owned by Viking Fishing Group , Cape Town and built in 1981, she is the EX Kolbeinsey BA 123.
She sailed from IJmuiden (Netherlands) 25-08-2009 and entered into a 14 million Rand refit in Cape Town.  One year later she is lying on a port side with the starboard side just kissing the surface.
There seems to be little pollution from the wreck but that is most likely largely inpart of quick intervention by SAMSA.

Thanks also to Photographer MARCEL & Capt Hilmar Snorrason for posting these terrific photos of this trawler along with dates and a bit of information of events.


Thanks to Glenn Kasner - Cape Town
e mail: [email protected]

[Timsen]

Where are the mentioned photos?`

[Marcel & Ruud Coster]

Hello,

Here some photos

http://www.kustvaartforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=189&start=2640

Regards Marcel

[Glenn Kasner]

Hi Bruce   Please note my email address is no longer the one you have displayed. It is [email protected]