South African Department of Environmental Affairs Officers Patrol the Beach Looking For Signs of Spillage From the 29 Year Old Turkish Coal Bulk Carrier Seli-1 Registered in Panama Grounded On a Sand Bank 100 Meters From the Shoreline in Table Bay Cape Town South Africa 09 September 2009 the Seli-1 Ran Aground Early 08 September 2009 Bound For Gibraltar the Ship is Carrying 660 Tons of Fuel and 30000 Tons of Coal South African Disaster Management Say This Poses a Significant Environmental Hazard Should the Ship Be Further Damaged Or Sink So Far No Salvage Operation Has Been Attempted Due to the Heavy Sea State and Bad Weather