FROM OUR ARCHIVES | Life as a female submariner in the SA Navy

We republish this 2009 Sunday Times article, in light of the tragic submarine incident that claimed three lives, including Lt-Commander Gillian Elizabeth Hector

21 September 2023 - 21:47

The official review was conclusive: a slither of tomato from Candice Chetty’s frying pan must have set off the fire-alarm aboard the 1,450-tonne military submarine SAS Charlotte Maxeke. ..

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