Brought the boat back to Hout Bay (where it was when we bought it and where we lived aboard for half a year) from Cape Town (where we were moored since we came back from our trans Atlantic trip). What I would have hoped to be a four hour sail ended up taking 8.5 hours of motoring and we were blown onto our neighbour when leaving and ended up on top of two boats while arriving. #sailing #CapeOfStorms #cruisingLife #CapeTown #nautical

Salvage of grounded Panama-flagged cargo vessel, MV Ultra Galaxy, fully underway on Cape’s west coast: SAMSA https://www.samsa.org.za/Pages/UPDATE-3-Salvage-of-grounded-Panama-flagged-cargo-vessel,-MV-Ultra-Galaxy,-fully-underway-on-Cape%E2%80%99s-west-coast-SAMSA.aspx #MVUltraGalaxy #CapeOfStorms #SAMSA #CapeWestCoast

Cape storms: Cargo ship loses 44 containers in rough seas
https://www.news24.com/fin24/Economy/cape-storms-cargo-ship-lose-44-containers-in-rough-seas-20240712
#CapeStorm #CapeOfStorms #CapeTown #WesternCape #SouthAfrica #marine #shipping #CapeWestCoast

LIVE | Flooding, fallen trees result in Cape Town road closures https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/live-western-cape-storms-heavy-rain-flooding-and-chilly-weather-as-multiple-cold-fronts-roll-in-20240709 #CapeStorm #CapeTown #SouthAfrica #WesternCape #CapeOfStorms #weather

Distressed cargo ship now ashore off Cape coast Efforts are concentrated on preventing pollution and salvaging cargo, says the SA Marine Safety Authority. https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/still-no-news-on-distressed-cargo-ship-off-the-cape-coast/ #SouthAfrica #WesternCape #marine #SAMSA #CargoShip #shipping #CapeOfStorms #CapeStorm #MVUltraGalaxy