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I Was Spat Out By A Whale

17 May 2020 By Alan

Baitball Brydes Whale

We look back at a visit to Algoa Bay from USA Based Social Media Coach and guest of Worldwide Experience - a division of the Mantis Group - Haley Findlay. Haley came whale watching and interviewed the 'Inside Man' for an 'Inside Story' about his near death experience in the Mouth of a Brydes Whale whilst filming the Sardine Run offshore of Gqeberha. Published on 8 March 2019 the video of Rainer being caught in the mouth of a Brydes Whale has had nearly 12 Million views. A DRAMATIC set … [Read more...] about I Was Spat Out By A Whale

Sometime Rainer is Photographed more than close to a Whale’s Mouth

8 March 2019 By Alan

Brydeswhale going though Baitball

We can confidently say that this has never been recorded before in the annals of mankind....... https://youtu.be/ChcEb6mlEUo The above images are available from Barcroft Media who have secured the Worldwide Licensing rights. Any requests for images can be sent to the Barcroft licensing team at: licensing@barcroftstudios.com Other video by Rainer Schimpf available under license from Barcroft Studios can be seen in the Barcroft Studio Library - search for 'Rainer Schimpf'. Exclusive … [Read more...] about Sometime Rainer is Photographed more than close to a Whale’s Mouth

First Major Common Dolphins Pod of the Season

2 February 2019 By Alan

On 24/01/2019 at 05:30 am, Kyle skippered the Algoa Bay Marine Vessel and excited Guests on a trip to St Croix. Algoa Bay Marine were host to a number of international Marine Scientists attending a conference at the Nelson Mandela University. We organised a special trip for these guests as they had to be back at NMU for a 9:00 am start. Our early morning motoring out into a beautiful African Sunrise and Algoa Bay didn't disappoint with a huge pod of Common Dolphins, Bait Ball, Brydes Whales … [Read more...] about First Major Common Dolphins Pod of the Season

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4 March Shipwreck List

1844: Mary, this wooden sailing schooner wrecked in Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth in Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape after its cables parted in a south-easterly gale. It was driven onto the jetty, so the crew managed to simply jump off without a loss of … [Read More...] about 4 March Shipwreck List

27 February Shipwreck List

1848: Lady Leith, this wooden sailing brig wrecked in a south-easterly gale at Cape Recife in the Eastern Cape after having struck Thunderbolt reef. 1854: Katherine Gwladys, this wooden sailing schooner wrecked on Bird Island in Algoa Bay in the … [Read More...] about 27 February Shipwreck List

3 March Shipwreck List

1854: Mary Jenkins, this coaster foundered near the Mtata River in the Eastern Cape with the loss of all that were on board. 1882: Queen of Ceylon, this wooden sailing barque wrecked on Back Beach in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. Its cables parted in a … [Read More...] about 3 March Shipwreck List

2 March Shipwreck List

1842: Legionier, this wooden sailing vessel wrecked after its cables parted in a south-easterly gale at the Baakens River Mouth in Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth in Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape. 1852: Juno, this Dutch sailing barque wrecked in dense … [Read More...] about 2 March Shipwreck List

1 March Shipwreck List

1848: Chanticleer, this South African iron schooner struck a rock on the east bank of the Kowie River in Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape and foundered. 1956 (possibly 1959): Rondebosch, this motor-powered fishing boat wrecked at night on the … [Read More...] about 1 March Shipwreck List

28 February Shipwreck List

1892: Alcestis, this British steel steam-powered ship foundered after striking a sunken wreck about 2.5km off Cape Agulhas/L'Agulhas in the Western Cape. The SS Guernsey picked the crew and the Customs Department labelled it a massive danger to … [Read More...] about 28 February Shipwreck List

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Ocean Bay Guesthouse

Ocean Bay Guesthouse

Algoa Bay Marine believe that by promoting nearby tourism products we will contribute to making the local tourism industry stronger. Gqeberha in Nelson Mandela Bay has incredible experiences and the friendliest people who welcome our local, national … [Read More...] about Ocean Bay Guesthouse

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Campus Key Student Living

Algoa Bay Marine believe that by promoting nearby tourism products we will contribute to making the local tourism industry stronger. Gqeberha in Nelson Mandela Bay has incredible experiences and the friendliest people who welcome our local, national … [Read More...] about Campus Key Student Living

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Bayside Guesthouse

Algoa Bay Marine believe that by promoting nearby tourism products we will contribute to making the local tourism industry stronger. Gqeberha in Nelson Mandela Bay has incredible experiences and the friendliest people who welcome our local, national … [Read More...] about Bayside Guesthouse

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