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Today we recall the tragic loss of SAS President Kruger off Cape Point 35 years ago. May those young & brave who lost their lives Rest in Peace.



A photo of a President class frigate in background with daphne submarine many moons ago.

I was still in high school at the time but I remember that day well, hearing the news from one of my teachers. I later found out that one of those lost was my distant relative, PO Hjalmar Lotter.

PK was the only one of the three that I never went onboard, although I stood on the quayside next to her during a Simon's Town Dockyard tour about a month before the accident.

I have also kept that front page of The Argus all these years.

And so the years roll by.

[Url]https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155835032971040&id=769476039&comment_id=10155840207276040&notif_t=feed_comment&notif_id=1487535220667102&ref=m_notif[url]

My dad was a lucky survivor who was on board PK at the time of the incident.

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Roshan Bachan

Rosh...that is hectic. Some painful memories there I'm sure. I cannot access the link you provided however.

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Hi Doug. Yes, he doesn't like speaking much of the events that took place.

Just a few photos which i posted on Facebook. I dont have access to my PC at the moment, so currently using my mobile. Which means I cant upload pics...

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Roshan Bachan

For some reason, the link doesn't want to paste properly

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Roshan Bachan