The SAS Durban sunk in shallow water in the harbour at the city's maritime museum on Tuesday after taking on water overnight.
The historic SAS Durban warship at the city's maritime museum has partially sunk in the harbour.
In a statement on Tuesday, the acting harbour master at the port of Durban, Capt Justin Adams, said the ship took on water overnight. “The vessel is understood to have taken on water overnight and sunk partially in shallow water with no individuals on board,” he said. was built in the early 1950s, the SAS Durban was
one of three known survivors of the Ton-class minesweeper first developed for the Royal Navy in 1955. It was recently reopened after undergoing renovations. The eThekwini municipality has deployed diving teams to investigate the cause of the sinking, said Adams.
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