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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6704 FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2017 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Winds of up to 94 km/h batter Former mayor of Walvis Bay in Zimbabwe as neighbouring Walvis Bay country’s new future unfolds
Floris Steenkamp
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Southwesterly winds as strong as 94 kilometers an hour batter the coastal towns since Tuesday. Fallen trees, walls that collapsed, wind damage to roof structures and dangerous sea conditions that created nightmares for many vessel owners are the result. On Tuesday, Namport had to dispatch a tug to the vessel anchorage area off the port of Walvis Bay after two fishing vessels, Noro and Westcoast 2, went adrift after coming loose from anchorage. On Wednesday, Neptunam Marine Services had to scramble to save three marine tour boats moored in t h e Wa l v i s B a y Waterfront.
One of the boats, Que Sera, of Sunsail Charters lifted her mooring and was drifting. Employees of Sunsail took a second boat, Fairweather, to save the drifting vessel. In the process Fairweather was also sent adrift and collided with a third boat, Husler. The boats were temporarily tied up at the small craft harbour on Wednesday night to prevent further problems as the windy
conditions remained strong well after sunset. Also on Wednesday, the floating mussel processing platform, Kucki, was damaged when an unknown vessel adrift bumped it. Kucki has no engine or steering and is an old fishing vessel that was converted into a floating mussel processing facility. At Kraatz Marine in Walvis Bay, the vehicle carport collapsed in
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A former mayor of Walvis Bay, Mrs Balbina Pienaar, has been cast in the international news spotlight this week, as the media focuses its attention on neighbouring Zimbabwe where the Zimbabwean military on Tuesday took control of the country and ended President Robert Mugabe's 37 years of rule. Continues on page 2
Locker vom Hocker
“Softhearted” Russian tells of his sex escapades with underage girls Piquet Jacobs Alexander Krylov testified during a bail hearing in the Walvis Bay magistrates court this week that the sexual encounters were consensual and he paid the girls N$100 each for sex, also that he had no idea that the girls were underaged as their bodies were 'well developed'. Krylov, also known to his victims as Mr Alex was arrested recently on charges of rape and kidnapping when his sexual encounters with underaged girls in the harbour town came to light.
According to Krylov, he met his co-accused, Anna Katrina Engelbrecht, in March of this year when she contacted him about a woman in need of money. The woman was willing to exchange sex for money.
“I went to pick them up in town. We were having sex and then accused 2 (Engelbrecht) also joined. After we finished, I gave both N$100 and dropped them in town. After a week, the lady called me again to have sex for
Paid N$100 - often for group encounters money. She said she was in town and asked if I can fetch her and another lady. After wards, we had sex and I gave both N$100 again,” Krylov stated. Before the first encounter Krylov allegedly asked the girl how
old she is and she claimed to be 17-yearsold. Krylov added that he only became aware of the girls being underage when the matter was published in the newspapers for the first time. Krylov told the court that after reading about
his alleged sexual offenses in the media, he was contacted by one of the girls who made an attempt at extorting money from him. “The one time there were four ladies, I told them I only have N$200
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