I-VICTORIA, Seychelles (eTN) - Kwinto ebizwa ngokuba kukuphuncuka okumangalisayo phakathi kwabazalwana baselwandle eSeychelles, kwakukho amadoda amathathu asebenza kwisikhephe senqanawa "Le Cerf" abahlangulwe emva kokuba inqanawa yabo yatshona kwisivunguvungu ngelixa bebuyela kwindawo yaseMahe. .
Iphethwe yiMason's Travel, enye yeSeychelles ekhokelayo kwi-DMC's, inqanawa yayisendleleni ebuyayo ukusuka kwiZiqithi zaseDenis xa yabethwa ngamaza angaqhelekanga, yonakalise inqanawa kwaye ithatha amanzi.
Ukapteni onamava wathumela iSOS ngoko nangoko eyathathwa ngunogada waselunxwemeni lwaseSeychelles, eyathumela iphulo lokuhlangula ngoko nangoko, kodwa abasebenzi bahlangulwa yiyacht esekwe ePraslin, emva kokubhadula ngaphezulu kweeyure ezi-4 ukusukela oko beyishiyile inqanawa yabo ezikayo.
Umthombo eVictoria uthi ukuhlangulwa kunye nokubuya ngokukhuselekileyo kwabasebenzi kuqeqesho oluqhelekileyo lokhuseleko kunye nobukho bazo zonke izixhobo zokhuseleko ezifunekayo ezifana ne-raft, iivesti zobomi kunye nezinye izinto, ezinokunceda ukusinda kwingozi yenqanawa.
Ezi ndaba zasasazeka ngokukhawuleza xa inqanawa isiya kungena engxakini kwaye njengoko ukukhanya kuphelile, inani lamaphenyane okuzonwabisa aphuma elwandle ukuya kunceda ekukhangeleni, encediswa ngabasebenzi abasebenzisa iiselfowuni. Ukapteni kunye nezandla zakhe ezibini zomdekhiwo basebenzise iifowuni zabo ukunika iwonga kunye nohlaziyo lwendawo kumaqela okukhangela awathi asebenzisa izibane ezinamandla zokukhangela ezathi ekugqibeleni zabonwa zaza zasetyenziselwa ukudibana kokugqibela phakathi kwabahlanguli kunye nabasebenzi benqanawa.
"I-Seychelles kwiminyaka edlulileyo yomeleza amandla okukhangela kunye nokuhlangula kumanzi ethu omhlaba, ngokuyinxalenye ebangelwa yingxaki yobusela. Kule nkqubo kwenziwe uqeqesho oluninzi, kwaye oku kube luncedo kakhulu kukhuseleko lwaselwandle. Ebutsheni balo nyaka sikhokele inqanawe yokukhenketha isiya kwizibuko laseVictoria xa unogada wethu waselunxwemeni wayeqhuba umsebenzi oyimpumelelo wokuzisa loo nqanawa ikhuselekile kwizibuko. Njengesizwe esisesiqithini sixhomekeke kwiinqanawa kunye nezikhitshane zokuhamba phakathi kweziqithi kwaye ingxelo yethu yokhuseleko kufuneka igcinwe ukukhusela ishishini lethu labakhenkethi. Amakhulu abantu ahamba yonke imihla phakathi kweMahe nePraslin naphakathi kwePraslin neLa Digue kodwa nezinye iziqithi ezininzi kunye nokhuseleko lolona luphambili. Izikhephe nezikhitshane zihlolwa rhoqo kwaye uqeqesho olungxamisekileyo noqeqesho luyaqhubeka ngalo lonke ixesha,” utshilo umthombo othe rhoqo ovela eVictoria.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Umthombo eVictoria uthi ukuhlangulwa kunye nokubuya ngokukhuselekileyo kwabasebenzi kuqeqesho oluqhelekileyo lokhuseleko kunye nobukho bazo zonke izixhobo zokhuseleko ezifunekayo ezifana ne-raft, iivesti zobomi kunye nezinye izinto, ezinokunceda ukusinda kwingozi yenqanawa.
- In what has been termed a miraculous escape amongst the maritime fraternity on the Seychelles, was the three man crew of the ferry boat “Le Cerf” rescued after their vessel sank in a storm while returning to base in Mahe.
- The skipper and his two deck hands used their phones to give status and position updates to the search teams which in turn used powerful search lights which were eventually spotted and used for the final rendezvous between rescuers and the crew afloat.
