Iceberg spotted off Cape St Francis

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Johannesburg - An iceberg, 25m in length and 20m high, has been spotted south-east of St Francis Bay, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said on Monday.

"This is very unusual and in fact we don't know of anything in recent history that has being reported this close to South African waters," said NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon.

The iceberg was spotted at about 18:00 on Monday by those aboard a fishing vessel, the Ntini. It was floating 35 nautical miles south-east of St Francis Bay.

Lambinon said maritime authorities were taking the report "quite seriously" and the maritime radio services were broadcasting a warning to vessels in the area.

The situation would be monitored throughout the night to try to determine the direction and speed of the drift of the iceberg.
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From: http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2198301,00.html
 
Maybe that is an indication that towing ice bergs as water source could be plausible :D
 
So much for the global warming theories. :rolleyes:
 
So much for the global warming theories.
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Global warming causes parts of the ice to break off from the main ice down there. i.e. more ice bergs. They also melt faster too though.
 
It could also be that the crew of that fishing vessel had too much eish n klippies
 
TonyA said:
Icebergs around RSA Coast are not unusual. Mariners handbook for RSA gives warning that icebergs can be expected occassionally.
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Not this far north aparently. One expert said if there are no pics to prove it then it is most likely a joke.
 
Was going to go there this weekend, glad I decided not to, can't be too warm at the moment. :D
 
Pity they cannot put a radar deflector on it so that ships
radar can pick it up, but it is breaking up all the time.
 
They said on the radio this morning that the airforce was in the area and didn't see anything, they also reckon it was a joke.
 
did they take pics to prove it?

i would rather believe an alien sighting.

wonder if the people on the boat kept warm with whiskey and stuff... or other hallucinogenics
 
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