After encountering bad weather conditions, the tug M/V Salvaliant did manage to round the Cape of Good Hope, but lost its tow barge Margaret. Watch the https://www.swzonline.nl/download/35[PowerPoint presentation of the accident and the salvage operation that took place earlier this month].
A series of cold fronts moved across South Africa, bringing high seas reaching 9 metres and strong gale force winds, which caused the tug M/V Salvaliant to lose its tow barge Margaret off Jacobsbaai in the early morning hours of 23 June 2009.
In early March Smit performed the salvage operation.
