SOUTH AFRICA: OFFICER OF SOUTH AFRICAN BASED SHIP DESCRIBES INCIDENT WHERE HIS VESSEL WAS STRAFED OFF MOZAMBIQUE.

Record ID: 1061784

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: OFFICER OF SOUTH AFRICAN BASED SHIP DESCRIBES INCIDENT WHERE HIS VESSEL WAS STRAFED OFF MOZAMBIQUE.
  • Date: 28th July 1976
  • Summary: 1. GV: Limpopo moored at dock 0.05 2. GV: Bridge ZOOM INTO CCU: bullet hole 0.13 3. CU: More bullet holes (3 shots) 0.27 4. SV: boat sails past ZOOM BACK TO reveal bullet hole 0.32 5. SV: Crew members, Chief Officer, Peter Kirkamn speaking. 1.07 KIRKMAN: "Well we were steaming south, about six miles off the coast when the aircraft approached form the west and did two dummy runs around the vessel reducing height, when trying to make out our name and then they did a turn ahead of the vessel and came down the port side, strafing the post side of the ship and the initial shots, most of them went in the water. And the end of the first salvo went into the bridge and after-accommodation on the port side." The South African authorities made no comment on the attacks but port officials in Durban were unsure on South Africa's official responsibility for the vessel since it sails under the Panamanian flag. Initials RH/GD/JB/0001 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 11th August 1976 13:00
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  • Location: DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
  • Country: South Africa
  • Reuters ID: LVADRNJQY253JDVG6F576HBKJ2FB
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