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Peril on ice: SA captain tells of Antarctic ordeal

27 February 2019 - 08:00 By Bobby Jordan
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Captain Knowledge Bengu with cadets in 2013 when he was Chief Mate on board the SA Agulhas ll.
Captain Knowledge Bengu with cadets in 2013 when he was Chief Mate on board the SA Agulhas ll.
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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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