Peril on ice: SA captain tells of Antarctic ordeal
27 February 2019 - 08:00
By Bobby Jordan
Image: Amsol Captain Knowledge Bengu with cadets in 2013 when he was Chief Mate on board the SA Agulhas ll.
What do icebergs and Umlazi have in common?
The answer is a 37-year-old ship captain currently sailing 3,000 nautical miles south of Cape Town.
Captain Knowledge Bengu has emerged as the unlikely hero of a scientific expedition which last week was forced to flee treacherous sea conditions via a remote ice passage in Antarctica.
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