Accidents

Accidents

Accident claims youngster’s life

1 month - 16 June 2020 | Accidents

Swakopmund Laurens Alberts Bester (15) succumbed to injuries he sustained after he was allegedly bumped by a tow-in vehicle in Swakopmund on Sunday. NamPol’s regional crime investigation coordinator, deputy commissioner Erastus Iikuyu, confirmed that...

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Shack fire victims assisted

4 months ago - 09 March 2020 | Accidents

Swakopmund • [email protected] The Swakopmund Community Engagement Group (S.C.E.G.) recently donated items valued at around N$1 000 to persons affected by shack fires. The items included food, stationary, second hand clothing and kitchenware.The fire...

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‘Retrieval impossible’

5 months ago - 04 March 2020 | Accidents

Walvis Bay Hangana Seafood said that based on the opinions of various experts, it had concluded that there is no reasonable prospect of finding the missing captain alive or recovering his body from the...

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Gordon family still hoping

5 months ago - 01 March 2020 | Accidents

Walvis Bay • lean[email protected] The parents and siblings of Carlo Gordon, the missing captain of the Resplendent that sank more than a week ago, are still clinging to the hope that he will...

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Vermiste skipper dapper tot die laaste

5 months ago - 25 February 2020 | Accidents

Hy was nie net ’n kaptein vir sy bemanning nie, maar ook ’n gesinsman en vriend vir baie. Die sagte, maar ferm Carlo Gordon (48) het tot sy einde ’n voorbeeld gestel en sy bemanning...

BREAKING NEWS

5 months ago - 18 February 2020 | Accidents

A fishing vessel belonging to Hangana Seafood sunk in the deep sea, according to reports just received.A source confirmed that the hake trawler Resplendent experienced...

Two drown at municipal sewage works

5 months ago - 06 February 2020 | Accidents

Walvis Bay • [email protected] Two people died in an incident at the Water Section of the Walvis Bay Municipality earlier today. The chief of the...

Cellphone crook remains put

6 months ago - 19 January 2020 | Accidents

Walvis Bay • [email protected] December Nuyoma made his first appearance at the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court on Thursday for suspected housebreaking and theft.Nuyoma allegedly stole...

Boat capsizes at Vierkant Klip

7 months ago - 14 December 2019 | Accidents

Swakopmund · [email protected] boat carrying eight people (including two children) capsized near Vierkant Klip this afternoon.The crew were fishing when the incident happened.According to one...

XCCS hosts simulation drill

1 year - 26 November 2018 | Accidents

Extreme Customs Clearing Services (XCCS) had a simulation drill last week at Afrodite Beach, between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. XCCS staged a scene of two...

Vessel catches fire

1 year - 12 November 2018 | Accidents

A fire broke out on a vessel currently in for repairs at the Walvis Bay Syncrolift on Wednesday afternoon. According to Ipupa Kahseeta, syncrolift manager:...

Police tracing deceased’s family

1 year - 03 September 2018 | Accidents

Adolf KaureThe Namibian Police Force has requested the help of the public to trace the next of kin of a 79-year-old woman who died during...

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Fire victim recalls ordeal

2 years ago - 24 May 2018 | Accidents

A night out socialising with friends escalated into tragedy for Laurencia Dausas (32) whose shack was burnt down allegedly by her ex-boyfriend and resulted in...

Amended traffic laws aimed at...

2 years ago - 08 December 2017 | Accidents

Otis Finck The laws have changed with regard to the enforcement of admission of guilt fines for the violation of a number of Road...

Train accident victim passes away...

2 years ago - 28 September 2017 | Accidents

Otis Finck The man who was injured when a train hit his vehicle has died in hospital. Erongo deputy police commissioner Erastus Iikuyu...

Trapped driver freed from wreck...

2 years ago - 31 August 2017 | Accidents

Otis Finck The driver of a bakkie sustained serious injuries and escaped with his life after his vehicle crashed into a bus. Fire...

Reckless driver charged with culpable...

3 years ago - 01 June 2017 | Accidents

Adolf KaureThe Erongo crime investigations coordinator, deputy commissioner Erastus Iikuyu, has warned that reckless drivers put their lives and the lives of other in danger.This...

Long weekend marred by reckless...

3 years ago - 20 April 2017 | Accidents

Adolf Kaure Several cases of negligent and reckless driving was reported during the Easter long weekend, resulting in two deaths and many sustained injuries....

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