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Medical certificates for South African seafarers have officially had their validity extended from one year to two years, SAMSA noted.

The South African Maritime Safety Authority along with the Department of Home Affairs joined forces in order to find an immediate solution concerning the renewal of South African seafarers expired or expiring passports issue.

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) successfully rescued 62 crewmembers, as their fishing vessel sunk off the Atlantic ocean. According to SAMSA, it was the end of a +5 000 kilometer journey for the 60 seafarers on board – 47 of them South African – who narrowly escape injury two weeks ago some 2600 kilometers deep in the Atlantic Ocean, after their fishing research vessel, "Geo Searcher" sank within a mile off the Gough Island. When the vessel reportedly struck the underwater rocks and rapidly took water, the seafarers scrambled onto safety boats that helped them reach dry land. In light of the situation, SAMSA through its Sea Watch and Rescue linked Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre (MRCC) co-ordinated the entire rescue mission, while worked with various institutions and State departments including the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), owners of the SA Agulhas II. Credit: SAMSA Following there, the country’s most advanced polar research vessel "SA Agulhas II", dispatched to the Gough Island to fetch the stranded seamen and after initially battling with choppy ocean winds, it succefully reached and fetched all the seafarers for on boarding onto the vessel for the 2500 kilometer trip to Cape Town, which ...

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) commented on a recent incident that took place on the Vaal Dam, commencing a preliminary investigation to understand the causes and factors that led to the tragic incident.

Following the container loss incident of the MSC Palak in Algoa Bay about a week ago, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) released the vessel.

An MSC Containership lost containers in the waters near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, which according to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) the loss was creating a hazard to navigation into the port area. 

Concerning seafarers' repatriation and crew change issues that arose, the South African Safety Authority (SAMSA) extended the expiration of seafarers certificates by no less than six months from June 2020 to 31 December 2020 or such other period as may be necessary and allowed.

A Panama-flagged bulk carrier that was detained in South Africa last month, for throwing overboard two stowaways off the Natal coast, was released Thursday, according to South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA).

Following official consultations, South Africa's Department of Transport has announced relaxation of some of the strict restrictions on maritime sector activities brought in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly around the country’s ports.

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) issued a Marine Notice concerning the ships’ compliance with IMO Sulphur Cap 2020. SAMSA requires that all ships must provide information over their compliance with the environmental regulations through a revised MRCC Pre-Arrival Notification (PAN) report.