Originally Posted by
Captain Kong
Another one I remember was the VENPET and VENOIL, two sisiters, of 300,000 tons each, one full load 300,000, and one in ballast, They collided off Plettenberg Bay on the Cape Coast. One big collision was that 600,000 tons, BANG.
Again in thick fog, another Radar assisted collision.this was in December 1977.
they set on fire but it soon went out due to the inert gas system. A few crewmen were killed. Both tankers were abandoned,
I remember Court Helicopters, who I was flying with out of Cape Town the year previous, 1976, took a lawyer with them and claimed Salvage, I believe they copt for a few quid for that.
Wish I had been with them then.