MOSSEL BAY NEWS - The drilling rig, called the Orca, started leaving Mossel Bay at about 16:00 on Wednesday, 16 February.
It was being tugged extremely slowly in the direction of Knysna.
It was said the destination was India. The Orca belonged to PetroSA and was bought by a businessman to be sold and "recycled", he said.
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Ready to go. The tow connections are in place. The Orca is moving out of the bay now.
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