SA Agulhas II departs from Cape Town
Report from Cynthia Green
The SA Agulhas II 2016 voyage to Tristan and Gough Island got underway as the vessel departed Cape Town at 17.00 on Thursday 1st September 2016.
47 of the passengers aboard are bound for Tristan da Cunha and their arrival will boost those living on the island from 257 to 304 until many return to Cape Town in October.
Passengers are -
11 returning islanders: Andrea & Lorraine Repetto, Neil Swain, Dean Repetto, Duncan & Jackie Lavarello, Martin & Iris Green, Samantha & April Swain, George Swain;
15 visitors including 7 islanders who now live overseas: Rosemary Repetto, Elaine Mawer, Eugene & Joy Stoffberg, Julian Swain, Jennifer King and Sarah Ludwig and eight others: Tristan Government UK Representative Chris Carnegy, Roger Price, Chris & Julie Bates, Jeanne Cowan, Wendy Bester, Sarah van Sonsbeeck and Jennifer Craig;
20 expatriate workers and their families: Doctor Alex Wonner & Sally Wonner, Dentist Penelope Granger & Elika Granger, Dental Technician Pat Brewer, Vet Susan Harvey, Primary Adviser Teacher Victoria Stapleton, Extra-Curricular Officer Carmen Ferreria, Primary Teacher Lamont Ferreria, Social Worker Tracey Price, RSPB Conservation Officer Andy Schofield, Chief of St Helena Police Trevor Botting & Sarah Botting, St Helena Police Sergeant Matthew Breeze, Crane Engineer Remi Moses, Catholic Padre Paul Taylor, Harbour Engineer Gerhard Kapp, Seal Biologist Marthan Bester, CTBTO Station Manager Léo Duval, other CTBTO staff Marc Escudier and Muhamad Yasin.
SA Agulhas II's arrival heralds a hugely busy few weeks full of meetings, social occasions and hectic work for visiting specialists such as dentist Penelope Granger on her annual expedition to the island.
The ship is scheduled to depart Tristan on 1st October.